Oilers to face Canucks in second round of NHL playoffs
Western Canadian bragging rights are on the line in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year.
The Edmonton Oilers will face the Vancouver Canucks in the second round of the National Hockey League post-season after Vancouver advanced with a 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 Friday, winning the best-of-seven opening-round series 4-2.
The Oilers on Wednesday ousted the Los Angeles Kings from the first round for the third year in a row, beating their Pacific Division rival in five games.
The league’s other two Western Canadian squads are not chasing hockey's grail. The Winnipeg Jets were eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche in five games of their first-round playoff series, while the Calgary Flames failed to qualify for the post-season.
In the 44 years the Oilers have been in the National Hockey League, they've played the Canucks twice in the playoffs, beating them both times. Edmonton swept Vancouver in a best-of-five Smythe Division semifinal matchup in 1986 and eliminated them in six games in a 1992 second-round series.
The Canucks won all four regular-season games between the two teams this year.
The NHL has not announced when the first game between the Oilers and Canucks will be played, but Round 2 of the playoffs is slated to begin on Sunday.
With files from The Canadian Press
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'Decades-long fight': MPs unanimously pass 'anti-scab' legislation
A bill that would ban federal employers from using replacement workers or 'scabs' during lockouts or strikes passed the House of Commons unanimously on Monday.
Mike Tyson had medical issue on cross-country flight
Boxing legend Mike Tyson required medical attention after experiencing an 'ulcer flare up' toward the end of a cross-country flight Sunday, his representatives confirmed to the New York Post.
WATCH Alta. man rescues wild foal trapped on steep cliffside
A man's daring rescue of a newborn wild foal that was trapped after falling down a steep embankment was caught on video over the weekend.
What a CBSA strike could look like, according to an expert
Slowed or interrupted travel, the passing of goods and significantly restricted borders should be expected if Canadian border workers take upcoming strike action.
Why Canada's big grocery stores are under investigation
Amid mounting outrage over high grocery prices, a retail expert says there's a solution to fostering more competition in the country.
Arrests made in 'highly orchestrated' GTA auto theft operation: police
Peel Regional Police say they have arrested 16 suspects and issued arrest warrant for another 10 individuals in connection with an auto theft investigation carried out by a 'highly orchestrated criminal operation.'
B.C. senior prepares to move due to devastating effects of fraud
A Courtenay, B.C., senior is downsizing and packing to move as she comes to accept she can no longer afford to stay in her home, after falling victim to a scam that robbed her of her life savings worth more than $100,000.
Cattle rustling comes to Quebec as police investigate suspected theft of entire herd
Quebec provincial police are investigating after an entire herd of about 75 cattle were allegedly stolen in the Eastern Townships region last week.
Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' after Rafah strike kills dozens of Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Monday that a "tragic mistake" had been made after an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah set fire to a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians and, according to local officials, killed at least 45 people.