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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Oilers Into Conference Finals


The Edmonton Oilers put the finishing touches on their series with the San Jose Sharks and earn their first spot in the conference finals in over a decade. Michael Pecca scored a goal in the first period, and over 50 minutes of play later, it turned out to be the game winner. Edmonton put in another one in the third period, but Dwayne Rollison turned aside every shot to get his first ever playoff shutout.

So now all of Canada's hopes are on the 8th place seed in the west. It won't be easy. They're up against the Might Ducks, who have often been underestimated, but have been having an incredible playoff run. The Ducks set up a huge upset by knocking out the Calgary Flames in the first round, and then swept the Colorado Avalanche in the second round. Now they'll have to deal with another Alberta team.