CALGARY, AB - Just one more win to advance.
One more victory for the Edmonton Oilers over their rivals the Calgary Flames in Game 5 of their second-round Battle of Alberta series will book their ticket to the Western Conference Finals, and the focus in the Orange & Blue camp remains solely on the simple aspect of putting their best game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs forward on Thursday night at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Oilers boarded a short flight south to Calgary on Wednesday afternoon after showing resiliency to respond to the Flames equalizing Game 4 after being up three goals on an unorthodox clearance that saw Rasmus Andersson airmail the tying goal into Edmonton's net after the puck wasn't picked up in Mike Smith's sights.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the game-winner late in the game to hand the Oilers a 3-1 series advantage heading back to Calgary.
"I don't even think we can think that far ahead," forward Zach Hyman said. "We flush last game, we won, and now we just move on and get ready to play what I think needs to be our best game of the series. Obviously they're going to be desperate and we need to match that desperation."
BLOG: Wednesday's travel day to Calgary
The Oilers took a short flight south to Calgary on Wednesday with their sights set on closing out the series with the Flames on Thursday night in Game 5
RAW | Jay Woodcroft 05.25.22
