EDMONTON – It’s hard enough on teams in the playoffs.

The playoffs are a grueling endeavor, no matter if you play for the Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, or Winnipeg Jets.

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The Oilers were able to weather the storm of injuries to Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane, Mattias Ekholm, Stuart Skinner, and Zach Hyman at the end of the year before starting the playoffs. Since then, they have only had the injury of Calvin Pickard crop up as a result of postseason play.

With a 3-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights, the Oilers will play the same lineup for Game 5 in Vegas on Wednesday night.

The Golden Knights aren’t so lucky.

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The Golden Knights ran some curious line combinations and defense pairings at Wednesday's morning skate. Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden McNabb, Brandon Saad, and Mark Stone were absent.

After practice, the players who were taking Pietrangelo and McNabb’s spots in line rushes stayed out with the healthy scratches. That seems to indicate that the Golden Knights defense pairings will (likely) remain unchanged.

However, the Golden Knights-centric publication SinBin.vegas reports on X that Saad will not return for this series and Stone will not play Game 5.

This is massive news for the Oilers, just as much as it is for the Golden Knights. Stone is an incredibly challenging player to play against, which makes the Oilers job just a touch easier without him in the lineup.

Elliotte Friedman confirms that Stone is not taking warmups in Vegas for Game 5.

One way or another, there will be a lot to pay attention to with Wednesday night’s potential series-clinching game.

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