EDMONTON – History tends to repeat itself.
On Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers repeated their recent history.
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The Oilers won their sixth consecutive playoff game last night, 5-4, over the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime. They did it the same way they had won the five previous games.
History repeating itself.
The Oilers were down 1-0 after the opening frame, with Victor Oloffson scoring his first goal of the 2025 playoffs. After that, it was a back-and-forth contest until the final buzzer sounded.
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It was a feisty overtime between these bitter rivals. Trent Frederic took a stick to the face from Nicolas Roy, who will have a hearing on Friday after being assessed a five-minute major and getting tossed out of Thursday's game.
In the end, the connection between Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl came up big, with the game-winner being in extra time. They weren't the better team, but they head back to Edmonton with a 2-0 series lead, which is the best possible scenario.
This win has them one win back from tying the record for most consecutive comeback wins in the regular season or playoffs.
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It all started in Game 3, when a failed coach’s challenge allowed Evander Kane’s goal against Darcy Kuemper to count, thus tying the game at 4-4. The Oilers scored on the following powerplay en route to a 7-4 final score.
Game 4 was a different story. The Oilers were down 3-1 heading into the final frame. Evan Bouchard scored two goals – the second with 29 seconds left in regulation – to force the game into overtime. Draisaitl would score on the powerplay to give them a 4-3 victory.
The next game was a more low-scoring affair. The Los Angeles Kings struck first in Game 5, with Andrei Kuzmenko putting his team ahead 1-0 after a powerplay in the first five minutes of the second period.
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Kane would tie the game before the middle frame concluded, with Mattias Janmark and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scoring in the third period to secure the victory.
Finally, Game 6 was a high-spirited and entertaining tilt between the two teams. The Kings started with an early 2-1 lead. Fortunately for the Oilers, Nugent-Hopkins tied the game two minutes later.
The Oilers eventually took a 5-2 lead. The Kings responded with two goals before Brown put the nail in the coffin. The final score was 6-4 in favor of the Oilers.
Then the Oilers entered the second round. In Game 1 against the Golden Knights, they dug themselves an early hole, by going down 2-0 in the first 10 minutes. Mark Stone scored both goals, giving the Golden Knights some confidence to kick off the contest.
After that, it was all Oilers. They stuck with the game plan and limited the Golden Knights to just seven shots in periods two and three. Five of those shots on goal came on the powerplay. So the Golden Knights only had two even strength shots on goal in the last 40 minutes of play.
Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, and Connor Brown would net a goal each to secure a 4-2 victory. Calvin Pickard stopped 15 of the 17 shots he faced.
History loves to repeat itself. At least, for the new comeback kings, it has.
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