This five-game defeat felt like a missed opportunity for an aging core of talented players in search of another Cup.

The Florida Panthers made it a 3-2 series with a thrashing of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Edmonton Oilers closed out the series against the Las Vegas Golden Knights with an overtime win. After Wednesday's results, here's a look at the upcoming schedule for the NHL Playoffs.

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone sat out Game 5 on Wednesday night in the second-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers because of an upper-body injury.

Edmonton came out on top of a nerve-wracking Game 5 on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Kasperi Kapanen lighting the lamp and ending the Golden Knights’ season in overtime. The 1-0 Oilers win was also Edmonton’s second shutout victory in a row, as netminder Stuart Skinner continued to prove his mettle between the pipes.

The Edmonton Oilers face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.