Oiler's Last Stand At Home = Stanley Cup Game 7

The Edmonton Oilers made a defiant stand at home last night. In what started out as a physical but scoreless first period, the Oilers were able to grind out a 4 to 0 win over Carolina. Edmonton was finally able to get their Power Play unit going, scoring 3 of 4 goals on the power play. Carolina played the game without veteran forward Dough Weight, but were surprised by a return from stand out forward Erik Cole. Unfortunately for the Hurricanes, it wasn't enough to overcome a fanatic and frenzy atmosphere of Oiler fans at the Rexall Place. Game 5 hero Fernando Pisani put Edmonton up with a backhanded shot that bounced off one Carolina player and then off the post into the net. The Oilers never looked back. Raffi Tores scored the second goal by a stick-tip on another power play for the Oilers. The game really headed Edmonton's way when they were able to skate off a 2 man short penalty kill. Edmonton put two more on the board and that was it. Game 7 baby! This is bad news if you're a Hurricanes fan, good news if you're an Oiler's fan and even better news for the NHL. Nothing quite beats Game 7 hockey, let alone for the right to hold Lord Stanley's Cup. Here is hoping to a great game!!

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