The Western Conference Finals started Tuesday night and the Oilers skated to a big 6-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Game Two goes today at 3PM MT right here in this very article or follow us on twitch @officialoilersnation
About 15 minutes prior to game time, the stream will be live here:
How we got here:
In case you missed it, we ran a completely random sim (aside from some tweaking to the sliders to make them more realistic for a 20 minute period sim) and the Edmonton Oilers, valiantly fought hard to make a series of it in the Western Conference Finals before falling to the Dallas Stars in 7 games.
If you would like to check out that recap check here:
Then #NationSims2 began with us playing the Chicago Blackhawks in the play-in round.
Here is a break down of how all the other series went:
And then the NHL went and announced they will be reseeding every round, so we will too now… here is how the matchups lined up (Round 1 results can be seen below):
The Jerseys:
When we ran the previous playoff stream, you asked for the ability to pick the jersey matchup each night. We love doing this for you and this will continue, I will just be running the jersey polls the day before a game to get them out there longer, and to get others to tune in as well as you!
Game Two is upon us. In just a few short hours at 3PM MT today for #NationSims2
We hope to see you there on https://t.co/ufox20ISus and on twitch username officialoilersnation.
Until then, vote on the jersey combos you want.#LetsGoOilers #GoJetsGo #Oilers #NHLJets #NHL #NHL20 pic.twitter.com/Q35FDuo20Y
— Oilersnation (@OilersnationHQ) June 26, 2020
The Lineups:
Since the playoffs started, I have been trying to get you guys to answer a poll that lets some… I mean, I have been happy to do this haha. This time I think I will run a start or sit poll on social.
Look for that on game days.
Today’s question is:
The Forwards:
AA – McDavid – Kassian
RNH – NeonLeon – Yam
Ennis – Sheahan – Archibald
Neal – Haas – Nygard
The Defence:
Klef – Larsson
Nurse – Bear
Jones – Green
The Netminder:
Mikko
Around the Rest of the League:
Here is the Eastern Conference Finals scores:
Boston (1) vs Washington (0)
Game One: 3-1 BOS
Bos: Pastrnak, Bergeron, DeBrusk
Wsh: Kuznetsov
Here are the scores from the other Round 2 Scores:
Winnipeg (4) vs Minnesota (0)
Pittsburgh (1) vs Boston (4)
Washington (4) vs Tampa Bay (0)
A reminder of how Round 1 went for the rest.
Minnesota (4) vs Colorado (2)
Winnipeg (4) vs St. Louis (3)
Florida (2) vs Tampa Bay (4)
Toronto (2) vs Boston (4)
Arizona (4) vs Vegas (0)
Carolina (3) vs Washington (4)
Pittsburgh (4) vs Philadelphia (3)
Life After The Playoffs:
The reality is like the first playoffs we had, this fun ride will end. If you want to check out the article I laid out for new ideas from myself and you:
As of right now, the next move will be Olympics 2018 revisited with NHL players, so stay tuned!