TheEdmonton Oilersare heading back to the Western Conference final thanks to a rebound performance from goalie Stuart Skinner. Skinner, who had a 6.11 goals-against average after he was pulled in Game 2 of the first round, picked up his second consecutive shutout to oust theVegas Golden KnightsWednesday night1-0 in overtimeof Game 5. Edmonton's Kasperi Kapanen won the game and the series with a goal at 7:19 of the first overtime during a net-front scramble. The waiver pickup was making his second appearance of the playoffs. Skinner returned to the net in Game 3 because of an injury to Calvin Pickard, who had won six in a row. THERE IT IS!!! 😱KASPERI KAPANEN IS YOUR@ENERGIZEROT HERO IN GAME 5 AND THIS SERIES IS OVER!#StanleyCuppic.twitter.com/Ao34byyu3m — NHL (@NHL)May 15, 2025 Vegas won its lone game of the series 4-3 on aReilly Smith goal with 0.4 seconds left, but Skinner has been unbeatable since. He made 24 saves in Game 5. The Oilers, who went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final last year on a similar rebound performance by Skinner, will face the winner of the Dallas Stars-Winnipeg Jets series in the conference final. Dallas leads that series 3-1 and can wrap it up Thursday night in Winnipeg. TheGolden Knightswere playing Wednesday without injured captain Mark Stone. *** The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Oilers oust Golden Knights with another shutout win: Highlights