WCR2: Edmonton Oilers (P3) vs Vegas Golden Knights (P1) - Oilers win 4-1

[Mathgod]

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https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golde...series-preview
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...olden-knights/
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...ights-preview/

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/20...ction-schedule
https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...nights-round-2
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports...watch-3367120/

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/bol...202959399.html
https://globalnews.ca/news/11165434/...-2025-preview/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/arti...eries-tonight/


Oilers: 48-29-5, 101 points ​(3rd in the Pacific Division, 6th in the western conference)
Knights: 50-22-10, 110 points ​(1st in the Pacific Division and 2nd in the western conference)

Regular-season series: Series tied at 2-2-0
This will be the second time these two teams will meet in the playoffs.
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Series Schedule: https://www.nhl.com/schedule/playoff...2025/series-l/

Game 1: ........Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 PM MT ...(CBC, Sportsnet, SN360, TVA Sports, and ESPN)
Game 2: .......Thursday, May 8, 7:30 PM MT ...(CBC, Sportsnet, SN360, TVA Sports, and ESPN)
Game 3: .....Saturday, May 10, 7:00 PM MT ...(CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, and TNT/TruTV)
Game 4: .......Monday, May 12, 7:00 PM MT ...(CBC, Sportsnet, SN360, TVA Sports, and TNT/TruTV)
Game 5: Wednesday, May 14, _ PM MT (if necessary)
Game 6: ..........Friday, May 16, _ PM MT (if necessary)
Game 7: ........Sunday, May 18, _ PM MT (if necessary)

Full Coverage: https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2025/series-l-coverage
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Not making any prediction. Just want Vegas to take care of business.

[midniteowl]

Go Knights!!!!

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Go Knights! Impale McBeavis and Dryshytl on a sword.

[Jbo]

Knights in 5

[Rhett44]

Considering how the Knights looked against the crappy Wild, I am not optimistic.

[McG]

Go knights! Light up dumb dumb and boo boo. And pound the glitter twins.

Knights in 5 but will accept knights in 6.

[Phaneufenstein]

I think the Kings couldn’t handle the emotion of the series and that’s what eventually did them in, even though they were the unquestionably better team to start.
They got dragged into the run and gun style Edmonton wanted to play, and that’s not a recipe for success
I think Vegas is a full class above and will be more even keel
Edmontons defense is no good
Pickard will fall off too
So I’ll say Vegas in 6

[Paulie Walnuts]

Oilers in 2. Knights could barely get by the Wild.

[jg13]

Knights in 7

[3rd liner]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

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Series links will be posted here soon

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Series Schedule: https://www.nhl.com/schedule/playoff...2025/series-l/



Full Coverage: https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2025/series-l-coverage
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Not making any prediction. Just want Vegas to take care of business.

Rumour has it refs are already calling a penalty on Eichel for his obvious trip on the Deutchebag in this picture. Leon is going down easy already.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Phaneufenstein

I think the Kings couldn’t handle the emotion of the series and that’s what eventually did them in, even though they were the unquestionably better team to start.
They got dragged into the run and gun style Edmonton wanted to play, and that’s not a recipe for success
I think Vegas is a full class above and will be more even keel
Edmontons defense is no good
Pickard will fall off too
So I’ll say Vegas in 6

Also Knights have a way better coach. I think the coach became unravelled after the challenge backfired and do the team.

[3rd liner]

I find it funny how grease pig fans were so annoyed with Tkachuk and his mouthguard flipping around when he was on the flames. Pissy has copied Chucky and does it just as much- every picture it's hanging out of his mouth. It'll be even more funny when somebody crosschecks Leon in the teeth and he loses most of them, with the mouthguard doing absolutely nothing.

[Vinsta13]

Feel Oilers have only been tested with a contender team once in the last 2 years:
Florida.

I feel Vegas can be that 2nd team. They have the depth and experience to dominate the Oilers. Theodore can keep up with McDavid and shut him down.

Really hoping for Vegas sweep. Oilers have had so many easy teams the last 2 years in the playoffs.

[direwolf]

Time for the Oilers to finally feel some pain. Knights in 6.

[midniteowl]

The last time Knights faced those Grease Pigs was in 2023 and beat those Pigs 4-2. This time around, I wan them to sweep those Pigs.

[FireGilbert]

Given the Knights know they can beat the Oilers and are one of the few teams to get more favourable calls than the Oilers I am cautiously optimistic.

[EDMONTONisNG]

This will be an easy series for Vegas.

[3rd liner]

Knights just need to play better than against the Wild. They didn't look that great, hopefully just getting their legs under them. Minny also matches up different against them than the oil pigs would though. Hoping for another two-hander on Draisaitl by one of the Knights again this series.
The league seems to like the knights, so hopefully that cancels out the McDiver advantage.
Oiler fans already crying about how the refs will favour the knights because they are Bettmans's darling. The lack of self awareness up there is baffling.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

Knights just need to play better than against the Wild. They didn't look that great, hopefully just getting their legs under them. Minny also matches up different against them than the oil pigs would though. Hoping for another two-hander on Draisaitl by one of the Knights again this series.
The league seems to like the knights, so hopefully that cancels out the McDiver advantage.
Oiler fans already crying about how the refs will favour the knights because they are Bettmans's darling. The lack of self awareness up there is baffling.

Knights are Bettman's darling? I thought McGrease Pig is Bettman's darling. So this series is essentially the darlings bowl?

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Knights are Bettman's darling? I thought McGrease Pig is Bettman's darling. So this series is essentially the darlings bowl?

Funny how that worked out hey?