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Last night the Edmonton Oilers escaped elimination for another day. They beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime in game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The series is now 3-2 in favor of Carolina. Game 6 will be played on Saturday in Edmonton. The Hurricanes will be looking to close out the series again and take home the Stanley Cup. The early line has Edmonton slightly favored at -105 to -120.
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Edmonton Oilers tickets are now available for the upcoming season of NHL action. The Oilers are one of the premier hockey teams right now, and are as hungry for revenge as ever. In 2006 the Oilers lost the Stanley Cup Finals in seven games to the Hurricanes, so tickets to see the team from Edmonton will be a hot commodity for years to come.
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Edmonton faced the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals (marking the first time two former WHA teams met in Stanley Cup play). Oilers starting goalie Dwayne Roloson was hurt and put out of action for the rest of the playoffs after a collision when Oil blue-liner Marc-Andre Bergeron knocked 'Canes centre Andrew Ladd into him in Game One. After trailing the series 2-0 and 3-1, the Oilers forced a seventh game while riding backup Jussi Markkanen. They could not complete the comeback, though, as the Hurricanes won the final game 3-1. The final Carolina goal being an empty netter.
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The Conference Final win made the Edmonton Oilers the winningest team of the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, having won it 7 times in franchise history. Edmonton faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Finals (marking the first time two former WHA teams met in Stanley Cup play). The series went to seven games, with Carolina defeating Edmonton 3-1 in Game 7 to claim the Cup.
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Last night the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Edmonton Oilers in game 7, 3-1. Cam Ward won the Conn Smythe Trophy. The Edmonton Oilers gave it a good ride, but in the end, the Hurricanes were simply too much. It was a close game. The Hurricanes were up 2-1 until their empty netter at the end of the game.
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It was Edmonton that was supposed to be rusty after a 9-day layoff, but after thirty-seven minutes of play the Oilers had a 3-0 lead over the Hurricanes. The Canes looked flat, played flat and rookie sensation Cam Ward didn't look so sensational in net, but with prevailing hurricane like winds on ice, the Hurricanes picked up steam and stormed back to match the biggest comeback in finals history.
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