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

[Inferno]

Vegas may as well put a shooter tutor in net for game 5.

[direwolf]

Embarrassing effort from Vegas. Did they forget it's the playoffs?

[Goriders]

Flames would have put up more of a fight than Vegas and LA

[FlamesFanInEdmonton]

The only positive I can take away from tonights game, is Vegas may just give us a great pick in 2026.

[FanSince'01]

What could have been the turning point of the series: Vegas scoring with 0.4 seconds left in regulation to win game 3.

The actual turning point of the series: a dumb f*** Vegas tavern buying a bunch of billboard ads in Edmonton to brag about the game 3 goal, thereby giving the Oilers plenty of bulletin board material for game 4

Yes, Vegas played like trash but I guarantee you this provided extra motivation for the Oilers.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

The worst part is it's not the normal 97 and 29 show that carries them.

It's been a whole team effort.

If those guy get hot like they can then this could be trouble.

Stars or Jets have to beat them because I don't think they lose again if they get to the finals.

West is winning the cup this year I think

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Might as well just accept the fact the Oilers will just tap dance their way to the finals again. The west is terrible.

Except for a Dallas Stars team that has been beating much better teams then the Oilers without their #1 D man. The Stars are going to win the Cup, they are just too deep and have all the key components to get it done. Miro will be back possibly next game and they get even more ridiculous. That team is a juggernaut.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Except for a Dallas Stars team that has been beating much better teams then the Oilers without their #1 D man. The Stars are going to win the Cup, they are just too deep and have all the key components to get it done. Miro will be back possibly next game and they get even more ridiculous. That team is a juggernaut.

Lets hope you are right. I don’t mind Dallas. Solid big tough team.

Honestly I think the only teams I couldn’t cheer for are Vancouver and the Oilers.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

If Dallas fades against this worse Oilers team then we'll know something sketchy is going on. I guess Vegas was iffy in round one so the signs were there they might wilt (still disappointing given their recent accolades). Dallas actually looks legit and added a beast in Rantanen.

But with how teams have rolled over last year and this year you'd almost think they were paid off to throw the series.

At least it took some fortune to get past Dallas last year with that game where Edmonton got a lead on a McDavid dive then Dallas shelled them the rest of the game outshooting them 40 to 10 or whatever it was only for the Stink to hang on.

This version of the Stars looks like it should be less beat up than that one.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

I guess Vegas was iffy in round one so the signs were there they might wilt (still disappointing given their recent accolades).

It's pretty tough to win when injured or not Hill is playing this bad. That last goal was ridiculously bad and would have completely sucked out any hope of a comeback.

[McG]

I felt great by not watching or knowing about this game. Didn’t check the score anywhere.

Reading this thread, I’m angry but not as crazy if I had watched this crap.

Come on Vegas. Win the next one!

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Yeah I've moved on to just not following outside of occasional score checking.

CP generally can tell me how things are going, with some bonus theatrics lol.

Don't need to watch the SN panels relishing a team of scumbags and criminals. Gives similar vibes to dictator Trump smugly showing off his latest law-circumventing executive order.

[calgarywinning]

Ice is severely tilted. What is the point of a regular season or stats, if this is the net result. I know I might be in the OOTSB. But this is far outside the norms of anything. Every goal Kane scores an angel falls from heaven and buys a Mothers day card at Shopper Drug Mart.

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by FlamesFanInEdmonton

The only positive I can take away from tonights game, is Vegas may just give us a great pick in 2026.

No, the Pacific is bad. They will finish top 3 in the reg season.

[dino7c]

They got the road split...Vegas blew it in game 2 at home though they really should have won that game

[Rhett44]

Vegas got heavily out played by the Wild. That is really all you need to know. They already got their cup win.

Winnipeg can't beat the Oilers with their goaltending. The Stars always fold against them. Probably the only real threat to beating Edmonton is Florida, and they have been getting much worse goaltending than last year.

I honestly can't see the Oilers not winning the cup. It's sickening.

[Kidder]

Drai takes a run at Pietrangelo to end the second, then doddles to the bench unscathed.

This is what I fail to understand. No team targets the only two stars this squad has. Who’s gonna get in your face about it? Perry? Nurse?

McAvoy proved you can get a piece of Mcdavid. He did it within like 10 minutes. But no, let’s all play buttery soft on the two players who can make Eichel look like a peewee player. It’s weird seeing such a lack of pride consistently among their opponents. Unwilling to play rough playoff hockey when it’s proven to be effective.

[Scroopy Noopers]

……. I’m gonna be sick.

[CalgaryFan1988]

I've never watched a more boring game in 10 minutes on youtube than this one, thank goodness I didn't waste 3 hours watching it. Woof (from both teams)

[Erick Estrada]

Weird game as by the way the Knights played you would think it was game 60 of the regular season, 2nd half of a B2B at the end of a long road trip where they just wanted to get on a plane to fly home. Not the type of effort you usually see from a team in the playoffs who has Stanley Cup aspirations.