Edmonton ousts Calgary in OT
The Edmonton Oilers will be making their first Western Conference finals appearance since 2006 after defeating the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Connor McDavid’s overtime winner in Game 5 in their secondround Stanley Cup playoff series on Thursday.
Edmonton will face the winner of the Colorado Avalanche-St. Louis Blues series; the Avalanche lead that series 3-2, with Game 6 on Friday.
The Oilers punched their ticket on the heels of a dramatic final contest in Calgary that included a recordbreaking span of goal-scoring in the second period, and a controversial overturned goal for the Flames’ Blake Coleman in the third.
Needing a win to extend the series, Calgary built a 2-0 lead over Edmonton early in the second period off goals by Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund. Backlund also had an assist.
Johnny Gaudreau and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for Calgary. Coleman added two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves as the Flames dropped to 0-10 when trailing a playoff series 3-1.
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Vincent Trocheck buried a short-handed goal, Teuvo Teravainen had a rare power-play score for the Hurricanes to take a 3-2 lead in the second-round playoff series.
Andrei Svechnikov also scored, beating Igor Shesterkin with a backhander on a breakaway midway through the third period as the Hurricanes protected their Game 5 lead.
It was another strong home performance for the Hurricanes, who improved to 7-0 at home in the postseason.
The Hurricanes can advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face reigning two-time Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay by winning Game 6 in New York on Saturday.