{"id":483795,"date":"2024-06-03T00:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T04:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=483795"},"modified":"2024-06-03T00:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T04:04:02","slug":"oilers-beat-stars-2-1-to-advance-to-the-stanley-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/oilers-beat-stars-2-1-to-advance-to-the-stanley-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers beat Stars 2-1 to advance to the Stanley Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the Edmonton Oilers, the process from worst to 1<sup>st<\/sup> in the West is complete. And now they will have the opportunity to lift the title.<\/p>\n<p>Connor McDavid scored and assisted in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> period to get Oilers going, Stuart Skinner made 34 saves for his hometown organization and Edmonton secured its place in the Stanley Cup final by winning 2-1 against the Dallas Stars at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE OILERS ARE MOVING ON! \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@EdmontonOilers<\/a> are back in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#StanleyCup<\/a> Final for the first time since 2006!<\/p>\n<p>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NavyFederal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NavyFederal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7DEMLQLNFA\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/7DEMLQLNFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1797457518161015265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Zach Hyman also notched \u2013 like Connor, on a 1<sup>st<\/sup>-period power play \u2013 and Evan Bouchard finished with 2 assists for Edmonton, who won the Western Conference in 6 matches and will compete for the title for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton will travel to Florida for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, as the matchup is set to begin at the beginning of the weekend. The Panthers are playing at the Stanley Cup final for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> time after getting swept by Avs in 1996 and also being defeated by the Golden Knights in 5 matches in the past season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clear up your Saturday night schedule. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#StanleyCup<\/a> Final begins June 8 at 8 p.m. ET (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ESPN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ESPNPlus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Sportnet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVASports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TVASports<\/a>, CBC) when the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@EdmontonOilers<\/a> visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlaPanthers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FlaPanthers<\/a> for Game 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLStats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NHLStats<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KvlyR3lskR\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/KvlyR3lskR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AhmqMCg6mM\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/AhmqMCg6mM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PR_NHL\/status\/1797466960009064737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the game finished, that&#8217;s the loudest I ever heard it,\u201d McDavid shared of the atmosphere at Rogers Place after the triumph as the supporters chanted that they want the title.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oECe7txb5cM?si=1lC45eBkPUJpJmfz\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Edmonton Oilers, the process from worst to 1st in the West is complete. 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