May 15 (UPI) -- 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.
Kapanen lit the lamp 7:19 into the bonus period of the 1-0 Game 5 triumph Wednesday in Las Vegas. The Oilers will face the Dallas Stars or Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference finals.
"It doesn't really matter who scores as long as somebody does," Kapanen told reporters, when asked about his game-winner.
The Oilers, who lost to the Florida Panthers in last year's Stanley Cup Final, outshot the Golden Knights 32-24 in their Western Conference semifinals finale. Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for his second consecutive shutout.
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