Oilers beat Brock Boeser-less Canucks in Game 7 to reach Western Conference final

The Edmonton Oilers are returning to the Western Conference final for the second time in three years, taking advantage of a Vancouver Canucks team that had received bad news and holding on for a 3-2 victory on Monday night. The Canucks learned that leading goal scorer Brock Boeser would miss Game 7 because of a reported blood clot. "That kill in the first was really big," said Oilers star Leon Draisaitl, who had an assist to give him at least a point in all 12 playoff games.