Last night the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Edmonton Oilers in game 7, 3-1. Cam Ward won the Conn Smythe Trophy. The Edmonton Oilers gave it a good ride, but in the end, the Hurricanes were simply too much. It was a close game. The Hurricanes were up 2-1 until their empty netter at the end of the game.

The Stanley Cup Finals took a sudden turn of events when the Oilers won in game 5 thanks to a lazy pass and then dominated at home in game 6. The Hurricanes were one OT goal away from a Stanley Cup—and they were on a power play now less. Now, they find themselves at home with the series tied 3-3 and facing a win or go home game seven. How did this all happen? The Oilers were distraught and ready to go down for the count.

Last night the Edmonton Oilers escaped elimination for another day. They beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime in game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The series is now 3-2 in favor of Carolina. Game 6 will be played on Saturday in Edmonton. The Hurricanes will be looking to close out the series again and take home the Stanley Cup. The early line has Edmonton slightly favored at -105 to -120. The Hurricanes are listed anywhere from +102 to -105.

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Tonight the Carolina Hurricanes are coming home to play game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. The Hurricanes are up 3-1 and are looking to close out this series at home tonight. The Hurricanes have proven they are a class above the Oilers and most people expect them to close the deal tonight. The books certainly do. The Hurricanes are a -200 favorite tonight.

The writing is now on the wall. Last night, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Carolina Hurricanes outlasted the Edmonton Oilers for a 2-1 victory. The Game 4 victory gave the Hurricanes a commanding 3-1 series lead and perhaps the Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes have two home games left and pretty much no one expects the Oilers to come back in this one. They would have to win the remaining 3 possible games, including two in Carolina, to take the series.

Game four of the NHL playoffs is tonight in Edmonton. The game goes off at 8:00 pm EST. The game is pretty much a pick em at most sports book. The under/over is 6 with the under being -125 and the over being +105. This is a critical game for both teams and really a must-win for both as well.

It was destined to happen. The entire sports world basically wrote Edmonton off and left them for dead. However, last night’s game 3 was played on their home ice and it was win or look towards next season. Last night was also the second game in goal for Oilers’ goalie Jussi Markkanen. It might be a stretch to say the Oilers rose to the occasion and played their best hockey in some time, but they did get the job done.

The Carolina Hurricanes are not messing around. They smell blood in the water and they want their first Stanley Cup Championship right now. For game two, the Oilers decided to pass up Ty Covington and use Jussi Markkanen. It was a surprise to most as Covington was expected to get the nod. Many feel he is the better goalie out of the two. Markkanen wasted no time letting the puck cross the line.

Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals is on tonight at 8:00 pm EST between the Edmonton Oilers and the Carolina Hurricanes—in Carolina. Edmonton’s veteran goalie, Dwayne Roloson, is done for the season thanks to a freak play in the third period of game one. Pretty much everyone has written the Oilers off for this series. Roloson was the reason why the Oilers were competitive and why they got this far. Or was he?

Last night’s game one between the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes was exciting. It reminded me of just how great playoff hockey in the NHL can be. There was everything in last night’s game, including the exciting penalty shot. Edmonton sure did look good. There was no rust at all. In fact, it was Carolina that looked rusty. For the first period and most of the second period, they were having trouble even connecting on simple passes.

In just hours from now, the NHL Finals are going to start with the Edmonton Oilers facing off at the Carolina Hurricanes. Tonight, the Hurricanes are a -150 favorite at home and a favorite in the series as well. The main question tonight seems to be “how rusty are the Oilers?” The Edmonton Oilers had a long layoff after dispatching the Ducks in just five games.

It’s finally that time of year. The NHL Finals are upon us. This year the Edmonton Oilers will take on the Carolina Hurricanes. Edmonton is coming off an extremely long rest after their domination of the Ducks. The Ducks managed to win only one game in that series. Carolina had to go the distance with the Sabres. They survived the hard fought series and won 4-2 in game 7.

Last night’s game seven was fast and furious. When the Hurricanes scored the first goal off of two lucky deflections, everyone looked to see if the Sabres would start losing hope. Instead, they played harder. In the second period, the Sabres scored the equalizing goal and then a go ahead goal with 3 seconds left in the second period. 90% of teams leading after the second period win the game in the NHL playoffs, so things looked good for the Sabres.

The Buffalo Sabres are going to have to pull off a magical performance to win the deciding game seven tonight. They have played Carolina very hard and well this series, but tonight might be too much for them. Midway through this series Carolina started playing to form and Buffalo has had a tough time of it ever since. In game five they lost a heartbreaker in OT. In game six, they almost blew the game by being too conservative once they scored. Luckily, a magical puck bouncing up and over the goalie found it’s way across the line for a victory.