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A Dominant Win For The Edmonton Oilers

03/29/2023 at 4:41am EDT

from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

So, you’re saying there’s a chance…?

If the Edmonton Oilers were going to go into these last two weeks of their schedule with even the faintest prayer of chasing first or second place in the Pacific Division, a regulation win here in Vegas was compulsory on Tuesday.

Then the Los Angeles Kings lost in Calgary, and the Oilers put up a touchdown on Vegas.

In as dominant a win against a top tier team as we’ve seen all season, Edmonton chased Jonathan Quick, went three-for-three on the power play, and pounded the Vegas Golden Knights 7-4 — a team that Edmonton could well meet in Round 1 of the playoffs.

“We play like we did tonight, and we’re out,” said Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy of that possible matchup, after his club picked up two points in its final two games against Edmonton, while the Oilers nabbed three.

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