Adin Hill made 31 saves for the Golden Knights, who are the No. 1 seed from the Pacific.
“Anytime you have a good team, you just feel like you didn’t really finish what you set out to do,” Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. “It’s a hard League to win, and we know that. We knew that going in. So, yeah, it’s just disappointing.”
Golden Knights forward Mark Stone did not play in Game 5 with an undisclosed injury. The Vegas captain left Game 3 after playing 5:54 before returning for Game 4. Cole Schwindt drew into the lineup for his first career Stanley Cup Playoff game.
“Tough, obviously. [Stone’s] a [heck] of a player,” Golden Knights forward William Karlsson said. “We missed him.”
The Oilers went 0-for-2 on the power play, making them 0-for-14 on the road in the playoffs.
The Oilers outshot the Golden Knights 18-13 through two periods.
Brett Howden missed a wide-open net at 2:55 of the third period, resulting in a Draisaitl rush chance on the other end, which Hill saved.
McDavid had a partial rush opportunity at 18:54 that Hill saved. It was his first shot on goal of the game.
Vegas outshot Edmonton 9-6 in the third period.
“I’m super proud of the guys. When they came out, they were committed to playing the right way. They wanted to win,” Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Sometimes you’ve got to walk away and say, ‘You know, we didn’t blow it.’ We needed to be better in certain parts of the game. … As the game went on, we looked better and better, and I thought, ‘Hey, we’re going to get this one. We just need a break to get the first goal.’”
NOTES: Kapanen scored his second career playoff overtime goal, after also doing so in Game 2 of the 2017 first round with the Toronto Maple Leafs. … Edmonton reached the conference final for the 12th time in franchise history, tying the Chicago Blackhawks for the most since Edmonton’s inaugural season in 1979-80. … Edmonton advanced to a conference final for a second straight season and for the third time in the past four postseasons dating to 2022. The Oilers reached the conference final in consecutive postseasons for the first time in 33 years.
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