The Day After +6.0: Oilers advance to second round to face Golden Knights after beating Kings

“I think to discover is superior to being told, so sometimes you have to go through something like this in order to see what you’re made of. I think the first round of the NHL playoffs is a unique experience. I can’t compliment the LA Kings enough because they played a hard series. They’re a very unique team in the way they play the game, but were prepared for it. We altered our game to try and meet this challenge and in the end we’re moving on. So I’m proud of our group.” – Jay Woodcroft on the perparation the Oilers did to beat the Kings. 

“I think a lot of people look at the Oilers and think it’s a two or three-man team. It couldn’t be further from that at all. Up and down the lineup we got contributions. … That’s what playoff hockey is all about, and it’s a good sign for our group.” – Connor McDavid on the team’s depth.

“Honestly, in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs here, and my first time around, I feel like I’ve kind of gone through quite a bit. Losing in overtime, being pulled in a first period, being able to win a game and able to win a series… Breaking a stick and letting an easy goal go in, that’s all part of life and the experience. I’m very grateful for those lessons.” – Stuart Skinner said of his NHL playpff debut. 

“I have some experience in this. I think we had a pretty good team in Nashville, not sure what year it was, but went seven games with Anaheim, went seven games with San Jose and then game seven in San Jose. We were all just so gassed. That’s the reality of it. It is hard, especially the travel part of it too and that would have been the same thing here. It’s still a three-hour flight going back home to Edmonton. So for us to be able to get a couple of days here to regroup and reset. I think it’s huge.” – Mattias Ekholm on the Oilers winning the series in six games.