Stanley Cup Playoffs Day 25: Golden Knights contain Oilers at even strength to take Game 5, Panthers eliminate Leafs in 3-2 OT win
With that, the Panthers move on to the Conference Finals for the first time since their Cup Final run in 1996, the only other time the Panthers have advanced past the second round, and will face the Carolina Hurricanes for the first time in both franchise’s history.
Meanwhile, the Leafs are eliminated after winning their first playoff series in 19 years, but the nature of their departure may not change their fates from what would have been if they didn’t win a series at all. Their most notable free agents on the ice are Michael Bunting and Ryan O’Reilly as UFAs and Ilya Samsonov as an RFA, but their biggest one might be general manager Kyle Dubas, depending on his future with the team.
Well, the one thing the Golden Knights still haven’t adjusted for is their discipline. It was much better than the Oilers, who gifted Vegas with seven power play opportunities, but you don’t want to give Edmonton any chances with their daunting power play, and it costed the Golden Knights only 3:02 into the first with a goal from Connor McDavid.
However, the Oilers lack of discipline also benefitted the Golden Knights. Philip Broberg and Mattias Janmark both took penalties on Eichel midway through the second period, and that proved to be the turning point of the game. Mark Stone capitalized on the 5-on-3 to tie the game, and then 29 seconds later Reilly Smith took care of the other power play to give Vegas the 3-2 lead.
Vegas seemed to be in good position after that, but their lack of discipline caused problems once again, as Keegan Kolesar got a five-minute major for boarding Mattias Ekholm late in the second, and that scary Oilers power play would have a full five minutes to start a comeback.
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