Kasperi Kapanen scored on a scramble in front of the net at 7:14 of overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to advance to the Western Conference final for the second year in a row.

Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner stepped up in a massive way against the Golden Knights to complete a feat not seen in nearly a decade.

With the Western Conference second-round series on the line and Edmonton entering the game with a commanding 2-0 lead, Smith’s last-second goal stunned the home crowd in Edmonton and cut the Oilers’ series lead to 2-1.

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone sat out Game 5 on Wednesday night in the second-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers because of an upper-body injury.

Vegas Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith remained defiant despite the Oilers putting his team on the brink of elimination.

Here are three takeaways from the Golden Knights’ 1-0 overtime loss to the Oilers in Game 5 of their second-round series Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena: 1. Net-front nightmare Coach Bruce Cassidy said his team needed to show desperation in Game 5 and it needed to start by clearing out the front of its own net.