“I think our start was a little hectic with a four-minute penalty early,” the Edmonton Oilers’ Corey Perry said after an incredible game at the T-Mobile Arena. Connor McDavid & Co. began their Round 2 of the playoffs with a setback against the Vegas Golden Knights just minutes into the first period, but didn’t lose hope. Their determination to hang on paid off. And how!

In the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Oilers trampled over the LA Kings to take the series 4-2. That resulted in the Kings being ousted from the playoffs by the Oilers for the fourth straight season. Naturally, with a beefed-up roster to boot, fans were sure that Edmonton would continue its winning ways against the Knights in the next stage of the postseason. And they didn’t disappoint. Not only that, the Oilers also stormed into the NHL history books thanks to their latest victory.

Just hours ago, the Edmonton Oilers won by a solid 4-2 margin. But the victory wasn’t guaranteed, especially with how things began for the hosts. The Knights’ captain, Mark Stone, scored two back-to-back goals within the first nine minutes, thanks to a double-minor by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on Vegas’ Tomas Hertl. But, Perry cut the lead by one just ahead of the intermission. Edmonton went on to go ahead with three more goals by Connor Brown, Leon Draisaitl, and Zach Hyman. Now, that’s what you call a comeback! But it was more than that, as NHL News shared on X via a post on May 6.

“The Oilers became the first team in NHL history to capture five consecutive comeback wins in the Stanley Cup Playoffs,” the social media update read, as Edmonton continues its quest for its sixth Stanley Cup. In all the last four games against the Kings, the Oilers went behind before finally finding their groove.

Naturally, trailing their opponents isn’t uncharted territory for the Edmonton Oilers gang. However, it’s never a scenario when you don’t feel your stomach to be squeamish, and that’s exactly what was on Hyman’s mind. “You don’t want to be down in five straight games, but we have the experience that we can come back and fight our way out of it,” the 32-year-old winger said, sounding pretty happy about how the team continues to find a way to lock in games despite suffering early blows.

The victory snatched away the Knights’ home advantage, and seeing the Edmonton Oilers in full force today, one would speculate a similar attitude by McDavid’s squad as the action returns to the T-Mobile Arena for Game 2. The momentum rides high with Connor Brown, who also put forth a clutch performance against the LA Kings in Game 6 of the first round. “He’s awesome. I think you’re seeing a really confident Brownie,” Hyman said about his comrade. But will his optimism prove to be well-founded?

The Edmonton Oilers are on the cusp of redemption

The Edmonton Oilers finished the regular season behind both the Knights and the Kings, who finished as the top two teams in the Pacific Division. For understandable reasons, many thought a similar fate awaited Kris Knoblauch’s team in the postseason as well. And it seemed that way in the beginning. In the first games of Round 1, the LA Kings made the most of their home ice advantage to pick up a 2-0 lead.

But it didn’t take long before the Oilers got back to even terms. Edmonton won the next two matches, and the Kings scurried to get their famous Harmonica Ladies back to blow some steam into the team’s systems. But that didn’t work out, and the Oilers remained unwavering in their pursuit to wrap up the series. And now, with the Golden Knights as their opponent, that resolve to keep forging ahead isn’t likely to falter.

In 2023, it was Vegas that derailed the Oilers’ Stanley Cup campaign in the postseason, and the captain hasn’t forgotten that. On top of that, Leon Draisaitl also suffered a major injury from a slash by the Knights’ alternate captain Alex Pietrangelo during Game 4 of that seven-game series from two years ago. And now, it is time for Edmonton to return the favor, with interest. “We owe Vegas a good series. We don’t forget what happened two years ago,” Connor McDavid told Sportsnet last week.

But can he and the rest of the squad get justice for Draisaitl? We’ll have to wait to see.