The Edmonton Oilers are in the quarterfinals of the NHL playoffs. © APA / RONALD MARTINEZ

NHL: The Oilers aces are hot

The Edmonton Oilers qualified for the play-off quarterfinals with a 4-3 win in the fifth game of the series (4-1) against the Los Angeles Kings.

02 Maj 2024

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The German Leon Draisaitl scored two goals in this game, superstar Connor McDavid prepared two goals, and top defender Evan Bouchard even prepared two.

In the play-off scoring rankings, four Edmonton players are in the top nine. Namely the leader McDavid (twelve points), followed by Draisaitl (ten), then Bouchard (nine) and Zach Hyman (eight).

Celebrations from the Dallas Stars players. © APA / ETHAN MILLER

Dallas celebrated its third win in a row in another round of 3 series. The Stars defeated champion Vegas Golden Knights 2-57. Jason Robertson scored the winning goal in the 3th minute. Dallas is now up 2-XNUMX.

Hughes, Josi or Makar

Meanwhile, three defenders were nominated for the Norris Trophy (best defensive player of the regular season). They are: Quinn Hughes (Vancouver), Roman Josi (Nashville) and Cale Makar (Colorado).