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The Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks series is playoff hockey that Canadian fans should embrace
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The Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks series is playoff hockey that Canadian fans should embrace
MARTY KLINKENBERG
EDMONTON
PUBLISHED MAY 15, 2024
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Edmonton Oilers’ Evan Bouchard, right, Dylan Holloway, left, and Evander Kane, centre, celebrate a goal against the Vancouver Canucks in Edmonton on May 14.
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The Oilers and Canucks are engaged in a fierce and furious all-Canadian playoff series. Four one-goal games, one that went to overtime and another on Tuesday that was on the way there before Edmonton pulled it out with 38 seconds left.
It’s something to behold, something that Canada’s hockey fans should embrace, even if their teams are not involved. One will reach the Western Conference final, giving it a chance to win the Stanley Cup. A Canadian team hasn’t accomplished this since 1993.
There have been plenty of chills and thrills. The best-of-seven jousting match is tied at two wins each with Game 5 teed up for Thursday in Vancouver and Game 6 in Alberta’s capital on Saturday.
