Oilers Secure Second Place, Home Ice vs Ducks

0:00On April 17th, Edmonton Oilers wrapped up their regular season with a dominant 6-1 Smackdown over the Vancouver Connucks on April 16th at on. Rodgers Place, Matt Savoy dropped his first career hat trick, all in the opening period, while Colton Doc, Ryan Nugin Hopkins, and Josh Samanski at a goals. Connor Ingram held it down with 11 saves for the win. Savoy, at 22 years and 106 days old, became the youngest Oiler to light the lamp three times in a period since Nail Yakopov back. In 2013, Connor McDavid capped his ear with three assists, hitting 138 points to snack his six-art Ross Trophy. Evan Bouchard also dished three helpers, finishing with 95 points as the top scoring defenseman in the league. Fans were buzzing about the Oilers' fire from the drop, especially with so much riding on avoiding a tougher matchup like Colorado. They poured on 35 shots, holding Vancouver to just 12-2nd fewest in franchise history, showing playoff ready grit against the team.

1:02Out of contention for weeks, this victory locked in second place in the Pacific Division and home ice against the third place Anaheim Ducks in a best of seven first round series. Starting Monday, April 20th, is their third postseason dance with Anaheim, splitting past meetings in 2006 and 2017. Oilers get a three-day breather before game 1, setting up what could be another deep run with McDavid leading the charge and young guns like Savoy. Stepping up big, that's your NHL news today update, AI powered and always on.