Canucks, Oilers to play Game 7 for trip to Western Conference Final

The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers will play Sport 7 of the Western Convention Second Spherical at Rogers Enviornment in Vancouver on Monday.

The Oilers pushed the collection to the restrict with a 5-1 win in Sport 6 at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Saturday.

“Nothing to be glad or enthusiastic about. We simply purchased ourselves one other day, and I might count on the identical stage of urgency and desperation from our group,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid stated. “I might count on Vancouver to play a greater recreation as effectively, and I might count on it to be a extremely aggressive, nice Sport 7.”

The winner will advance to the Western Convention Last and play the Dallas Stars, who defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in double time beyond regulation in Sport 6 on Friday to win that best-of-7 collection.

“You’re disenchanted slightly bit, however you realize that we’re a great bounce-back workforce,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet stated. “Our job is we’ve acquired to flush this recreation. Some guys know they’ve acquired to play higher, and also you’ve acquired 48 hours to get your vitality again. It’s a Sport 7. Folks would kill to be on this scenario proper now, and we’ve acquired to ensure that we act like we need to be in that scenario.

“Play such as you need to be a hero on Monday, that’s what I believe.”

The Stars (52-21-9), who’re the No. 1 seed from the Central Division and Western Convention, may have home-ice benefit towards both the Canucks (50-23-9), who’re the No. 1 seed from the Pacific Division, or Oilers (49-27-6), the No. 2 seed from the Pacific.

Vancouver is 6-6 in Sport 7s, together with 4-3 at residence. The Canucks misplaced their most up-to-date Sport 7 at residence, 4-0 to the Boston Bruins within the 2011 Stanley Cup Last.

Defenseman Ian Cole has performed in eight Sport 7s, going 4-4. Ahead J.T. Miller has performed in 4 (1-3), and defenseman Tyler Myers has performed in three (1-2), getting two targets and an help in these video games.

Arturs Silovs has by no means performed in a Sport 7. Thatcher Demko, who’s presently out with an undisclosed harm, misplaced his solely Sport 7, making 33 saves in a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights within the Stanley Cup Second Spherical in 2020.

Rick Tocchet has by no means coached a Sport 7.

“I assume now we’re going to play seven video games and issues are going to occur. It’s exhausting to play seven wonderful video games,” Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes stated. “Should you instructed us we had this chance in September, I believe we might have took it and possibly would have taken it three or 4 weeks in the past as effectively. So, we’ll be excited.”

Edmonton is 7-4 in Sport 7s, together with 3-3 on the street. The Oilers gained their most up-to-date Sport 7, 2-0 towards the Los Angeles Kings within the first spherical in 2022, however misplaced their most up-to-date on the street, 2-1 to the Anaheim Geese within the second spherical in 2017.

Ahead Corey Perry has performed in 10 Sport 7s (5-5), getting 4 targets and two assists in these video games. Ahead Zach Hyman has performed in 4 (1-3), and ahead Patrick Kane has performed in three (3-0). Forwards Connor McDavid (one objective, one help) and Leon Draisaitl (one help) have every performed in two Sport 7s (1-1).

Oilers goalies Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard have by no means performed in a Sport 7, and Kris Knoblauch has by no means coached one.