The Oilers put 15 pucks in their own Stanley Cup totem last season, losing to the Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. The previous season, they lost to these Golden Knights in the second round in six games.

This five-game defeat felt like a missed opportunity for an aging core of talented players in search of another Cup.

Vegas Golden Knights players tried to process their elimination at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Edmonton Oilers face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

LAS VEGAS – Mark Stone will miss Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round for the Vegas Golden Knights against the Edmonton Oilers at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC). He was replaced by Cole Schwindt, making his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut.

Early on, it looked like the Golden Knights were going to be run out of Rogers Place. The Oilers rode the energy off the home crowd to build a nice lead. Corey Perry, placed on a line with captain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, opened the scoring several minutes into the first.

The Edmonton Oilers face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

The Edmonton Oilers eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights en route to another trip to the Western Conference Finals.