EDMONTON – Put the brooms back in the closet, we have a series.
The Edmonton Oilers nearly discovered who they were (potentially) playing in the Stanley Cup Final – should they arrive there themselves.
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On Monday night, the Carolina Hurricanes kept their postseason alive with a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers. They were propelled to victory with goals from Logan Stankoven, Sebastian Aho, and Jordan Staal.
Goaltender Frederik Andersen is in the middle of a Stuart Skinner-esque comeback, earning a shutout on Monday night.
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The Hurricanes have earned themselves another opportunity to keep their season alive, now that the series is at 3-1 in favor of the Panthers.
The Oilers are nowhere near being done with their series. However, with a 2-1 series lead and with the Alberta-based squad controlling every aspect of the game for the majority of the series, playing out the games seems like a formality at this point.
No matter which way the Hurricanes-Panthers series swings, the Oilers will get a rematch. If it’s the Panthers, they will play them for the second straight year for all of the marbles.
On the flip side, facing the Hurricanes presents another retribution opportunity – and a longer gestating one.
The Hurricanes and Oilers met in the 2006 Finals, with the Oilers coming up short and the Hurricanes taking Lord Stanley’s Cup home. It would be a series with a longer history, but perhaps less intensity.
Either way, Oilers fans will need to wait at least one more game of the Eastern Conference Final to play out to see a clearer picture of the final round.
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