Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice downplayed his team's dominant 6-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Wednesday night.

Since dropping their first two games in the first round, the Oilers have scored 29 goals across six straight wins.

If I had a playoff wish as an Edmonton Oilers’ fan, it would be that the Oilers face three teams that have beat them in recent Stanley Cup Playoff series and defeat them all on their way to the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup Crown in 2025.

Edmonton played its full bench, threw different line combos at the Golden Knights, won the special teams battle, got depth scoring, stayed out of the penalty box over the last 40 minutes and was combative around the Vegas net to produce the first two goals scored by third-line centre Adam Henrique.

The Edmonton Oilers just beat their rivals, the Los Angeles Kings, in the playoffs. The former Oilers' GM Ken Holland could be next up to help fix them and get them over that hump, at least according to insider Elliotte Friedman.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Golden Knights focused their efforts two years ago on limiting Oilers stars Connor McDavid ... games last year before watching the Panthers skate off with the cup.

This isn’t the first time Evander Kane has been a pain to the Golden Knights, and he has helped bring a physicality to the Edmonton Oilers that has them one game from eliminating Vegas. It’s similar in the Florida-Toronto series,

Connor McDavid raced by defenders and slid a pass to Leon Draisaitl, who hit a one-timer off an overtime rush to beat the Vegas Golden Knights and give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.