Thursday night marked the 41st playoff appearance of Skinner’s playoff career, and his rough start now has him tied with Kelly Hrudey for the 11th worst SV% all time (.891) amongst goalies who have logged 40 or more postseason games.

Ekholm has preached, almost from the time he arrived via trade from Nashville in February 2023, that the Oilers need to be more comfortable playing in their own zone and withstanding opponents’ offensive pressure. The Golden Knights had a couple of sustained stints in the Oilers’ end in Game 5; the Oilers essentially gave up nothing.

Klingberg has been a pleasant surprise for Edmonton in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and will look to continue the upward trend against his former team in the Western Conference Final. The Oilers and Stars open the best-of-7 series with Game 1 at the American Airlines Center here on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).

The iconic Edmonton Oilers dynasty group from the 1980s is set to be the subject of a new five-part docuseries.

Former NHL winger Riley Cote explains what he loves about this Edmonton Oilers team ahead of the Western Conference Finals.

See Friday’s TV/radio listings below: NHL Western Conference Finals: Edmonton at Stars, 7 p.m., KTCK-AM 1310/KTCK-FM 96.7 The Ticket

EXCLUSIVE: The Edmonton Oilers’ 1980s domination of the NHL will be the subject of a doc series from Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort. The Great Ones will run to five parts and explore the remarkable journey of the Oilers,

The Dallas Stars currently find themselves ahead after the Western Conference Final kicked off on Wednesday night. The Stars came out of the gates of their series guns blazing as they out played the Edmonton Oilers,