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The Edmonton Oilers clinched a spot in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs with an 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday at Rogers Place.
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Edmonton improved to 46-26-6 with the win. This is the third straight season the Oilers have reached the playoffs, and the team is hoping to go farther than the first round for the first time since 2017.
That said, let’s take a look at the updated Western Conference standings:
Pacific Division
- Calgary Flames: 48-20-10, 106 points
- Edmonton Oilers: 46-26-6, 98 points
- Los Angeles Kings: 42-27-10, 94 points
Central Division
- Colorado Avalanche: 55-17-6, 116 points
- Minnesota Wild: 50-21-7, 107 points
- St. Louis Blues: 47-20-11, 105 points
Wild Card
- Nashville Predators: 44-28-5, 93 points
- Dallas Stars: 43-30-5, 91 points
And here’s a look at the Eastern Conference standings:
Atlantic Division
- Florida Panthers: 56-15-6, 118 points
- Toronto Maple Leafs: 51-21-6, 108 points
- Tampa Bay Lightning: 47-22-8, 102 points
Metropolitan Division
- Carolina Hurricanes: 50-20-8, 108 points
- New York Rangers: 51-21-6, 108 points
- Pittsburgh Penguins: 44-23-11, 99 points
Wild Card
- Boston Bruins: 47-25-5, 99 points
- Washington Capitals: 43-23-11, 97 points
The Oilers are paced offensively by superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
McDavid entered Friday’s game with 43 goals and 70 assists for 113 points, while Draisaitl had 54 goals and 52 assists for 106 points.
Aside from McDavid and Draisaitl, Edmonton has also received excellent performances offensively from Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kailer Yamamoto and Jesse Puljujarvi.
Hyman entered Friday with 25 goals and 26 assists for 51 points; Nugent-Hopkins entered with 11 goals and 36 assists for 47 points; Yamamoto had 18 goals and 17 assists for 35 points; and Puljujarvi had 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points.
The Oilers have also been anc
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