Will this finally be the year the Stanley Cup comes back to Canada?
The quest to end the Canadian Cup drought continues as the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, and Toronto Maple Leafs move on to the second round.
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The Edmonton Oilers are heading back to the Western Conference final thanks to a rebound performance from goalie Stuart Skinner.
Skinner, who had a 6.11 goals-against average after he was pulled in Game 2 of the first round, picked up his second consecutive shutout to oust the Vegas Golden Knights Wednesday night 1-0 in overtime of Game 5.
Edmonton’s Kasperi Kapanen won the game and the series with a goal at 7:19 of the first overtime during a net-front scramble. The waiver pickup was making his second appearance of the playoffs.
Skinner returned to the net in Game 3 because of an injury to Calvin Pickard, who had won six in a row.
Vegas won its lone game of the series 4-3 on a Reilly Smith goal with 0.4 seconds left, but Skinner has been unbeatable since. He made 24 saves in Game 5.
The Oilers, who went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final last year on a similar rebound performance by Skinner, will face the winner of the Dallas Stars-Winnipeg Jets series in the conference final. Dallas leads that series 3-1 and can wrap it up Thursday night in Winnipeg.
The Golden Knights were playing Wednesday without injured captain Mark Stone.
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