Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse remains cautious about the team's playoff run, despite making it to the Western Conference Finals.

Not with the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal, 1-0, in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. So far, the Oilers are 8-3, and halfway to the 16 wins required to hit the biggest jackpot of them all,

Despite an enormous gap between top and bottom performances, Edmonton is on the verge of advancing to Round 3.

Next up, the Oilers will face the winner of a second-round series between the Winnipeg Jets and the Dallas Stars.

The Edmonton Oilers face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Few NHL starting goalies have had as much of a roller coaster ride the past two years as Stuart Skinner. The Edmonton Oilers‘ No. 1 goaltender has shown he can absolutely steal games, and he was a big reason why the Oilers nearly won the Stanley Cup last year.

Skinner stopped all 24 shots he faced, earning his second consecutive shutout, and Oilers captain Connor McDavid addressed the criticism directed at Skinner in recent weeks following Calvin Pickard's injury. “Hopefully it shuts a lot of people up that were talking about him, first and foremost,” McDavid said. “We always had belief in him.

Forward Kasperi Kapanen settled the tight-checking game at 7:19 of overtime, jamming in a rebound on a scramble in front past Golden Knights goalie Adin Hill. Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for his second consecutive shutout.