Oilers to play Canucks or Predators in Western 2nd Round

The Edmonton Oilers will play the Vancouver Canucks or the Nashville Predators in the Western Conference Second Round. The Oilers advanced by eliminating the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the first round at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday. The Oilers, the No. 2 seed from the Pacific Division, would have home-ice advantage in the best-of-7 series against the Predators, the first wild card from the West, but would begin on the road against the Canucks, the No. 1 seed from the Pacific. Vancouver leads its first-round series 3-2 with Game 6 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Friday (7 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, BSSO, SN, TVAS, CBC). Connor McDavid led the Oilers in the first round