One more win and Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will make their return to the Western Conference finals. They can accomplish that as soon as this Wednesday when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights for Game 5 of this second-round series between Pacific Division rivals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

A few months ago, the thought of Kasperi Kapanen and Troy Stecher playing in such a pivotal game for the Edmonton Oilers as the one that occurred Monday would have been farfetched. Those two players have been useful members of the team,

Defencman Mattias Ekholm could play for the Oilers in the Western Conference finals, head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters Tuesday, according to Derek Van Diest of NHL.com.

Edmonton goalkeeper Calvin Pickard is expected to miss the remainder of the Oilers' Western Conference semifinal series versus the Vegas Golden Knights due to injury, TSN reported Monday.

The Edmonton Oilers took a 3-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their playoff series, putting them just one win away from the Western Conference Final. Edmonton will be heading back on the road for Game 5 as they look to close the series out.

The Golden Knights accuse the Oilers of targeting Adin Hill after a heated collision with Evander Kane in Game 4 of their series.