Kapanen scored at 7:19 of OT and made Knoblauch look brilliant for inserting him in the lineup after he was a healthy scratch for the first nine games of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The goal closed out the best-of-7 series and sent Edmonton to the Western Conference Final for the third time in four seasons.

Kasperi Kapanen wedged his stick into a crowd and poked the puck into the net with his final effort to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime and into the Western Conference finals.

Edmonton loves an unlikely playoff hero. You can add Kasperi Kapanen’s name to the list of players who have been etched into the collective memory of Oilers fans after his series-winning goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Wednesday.

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.

After a calamitous start to the first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, Skinner was pulled in favor of Calvin Pickard, who led the Oilers to five straight postseason wins. When Pickard got hurt in Game 2 against the Golden Knights, Skinner got a second chance, and he's made the most of it.

A few months ago, the thought of Kasperi Kapanen and Troy Stecher playing in such a pivotal game for the Edmonton Oilers as the one that occurred Monday would have been farfetched. Those two players have been useful members of the team,

Former Edmonton Oilers enforcer Georges Laraque shared his thoughts on the impactful playoff performances of forwards Evander Kane and Kasperi Kapanen.