As another playoffs opens for the Connor McDavid-Leon Draisaitl era here in Edmonton, we bring you the next in line among NHL seniors who feel like it’s graduation time this spring.

In the Kings, the Oilers get a team they've beaten in six games in consecutive Round 1 series. Today, a better and more experienced Edmonton squad should have even less issues with this familiar foe.

The Coyotes never really won much during their time in Arizona. But still, after a win against the Oilers, Mullett Arena was filled with 4,600 fans bidding farewell to their team and its staff.

After playing their third consecutive game without Connor McDavid, the Oilers appear content entering the post-season as the Pacific’s second seed. A loss to the Canucks on Saturday made that pretty much a sure thing.

The Edmonton Oilers are still in control of first place in the Pacific — if only barely — heading into Saturday's game No. 79. Hey, sometimes the last horse out of the gates beats everyone else to the wire.

Even though some of the regulars weren't on the ice, the Oilers delivered a statement win over the Golden Knights ahead of a possible playoff series.

As the Oilers and Golden Knights meet tonight for the final time before the playoffs begin, could this be the time Edmonton finally gets over the hump?