They battled until the end, but the Edmonton Oilers came out on top when the final buzzer sounded. They take their series against the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 after winning Game 5 by a 1-0 final score. Bookmark The Hockey News Edmonton Oilers team site to never miss the latest news , game-day coverage, and more .

The Edmonton Oilers will play the Dallas Stars or Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference Final. The Oilers advanced by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in overtime in Game 5 of the second round at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.

The Florida Panthers made it a 3-2 series with a thrashing of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Edmonton Oilers closed out the series against the Las Vegas Golden Knights with an overtime win. After Wednesday's results, here's a look at the upcoming schedule for the NHL Playoffs.

Vegas Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar (55) and Edmonton Oilers' Brett Kulak (27) battle for the puck during the third period of Game 4 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, May 12, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) AP

Evan Bouchard is a terrifying player who creates terrifying situations — in more ways than one. For opposing teams, he’s one of the league’s scariest players from the back end, a dynamic puck-mover with no fear of jumping into the play with reckless abandon to facilitate offense.

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.

That’s why it’s unlikely that RFA Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard and Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Matthew Knies will be targeted. The amount of money required to make them even consider leaving their team carries with it asset payouts that few teams have.

The Los Angeles Kings hired Hall of Fame hockey executive Ken Holland as their general manager on Wednesday. The 69-year-old Holland spent the past year out of the NHL after leaving the Edmonton Oilers in June 2024.