Ex-Penguin Kasperi Kapanen - claimed by the Edmonton Oilers off waivers on Nov. 19 - played overtime hero for the Oilers in Game 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights, earning the only tally of the game on a second-chance effort at the goal line to send Edmonton to the Western Conference Final.

Edmonton Oilers right wing Kasperi Kapanen netted the only goal of the game as the team closed out the second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 1-0 overtime victory on Wednesday night.

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.