The Edmonton Oilers have secured the first seat in the conference finals by virtue of a hard-fought overtime win in Vegas while the Maple Leafs barely put up a fight in dropping their third straight to the defending champion Panthers.

Vic and Neil and also preview a pair of fifth games on Thursday as the Hurricanes and Stars look to join the Oilers.

Plenty of front office news as head coaching vacancies are filled in Philadelphia and Vancouver while This Day in Stanley Cup History looks at a pair of Game 7 OT winners - just three years ago.

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Hockey is life. It's been in the blood of both hosts from a very early age, has been a core component of both of their professional careers and it's the foundation of their NHL Wraparound venture.

As in life, relationships which have been built and re-connections which have been made is something neither takes for granted as their current project continues to evolve.

Hockey has been a gift which keeps on giving.

And it begins with people.

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It's been a dozen years since the winner of the Presidents' Trophy has gone on to win the Stanley Cup. Unless the Winnipeg Jets can pull off three straight victories over the Dallas Stars - including one on the road where they have yet to win this post-season - they will join a long list of teams whose regular season success has fallen in the playoffs.

We'll preview a pair of Wednesday games as Edmonton looks to be the first team to reach the conference finals while Toronto and Florida face off in a pivotal Game 5.

In This Day in Stanley Cup History, we go back 32 years when the Pittsburgh Penguins run to a third consecutive Stanley Cup was derailed.

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There's never a shortage of close calls, controversy and players skating the line - occasionally going over it - in the chase for the Stanley Cup.

We're at the halfway of the point in round two. With emotion and intensity continuing to rise, Neil and Vic welcome back a voice of reason, someone to bring down the heat: former NHL referee and current rules analyst for ESPN, Dave Jackson.

Later in the show, we do the deeper dive into all four conference semi-final series and in "The Human Side of the Story," after more than four decades with different roles in hockey, relationships still manage to come full circle for both hosts.

[01:00] - "Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To" provides a quick recap of the Monday games while it appears the hunt for a new general manager is over for the Los Angeles Kings.

[06:40] - Dave Jackson joins the show and adds his take on Sunday's open-ice hit the Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson delivered to the Panthers Evan Rodriguez.

[08:58] - Would Max Domi's late Game 4 hit on Aleksander Barkov or Nick Roy's cross check against Trent Frederic in Game 2 of the Edmonton-Vegas have warranted just fines had these infractions taken place during the regular season?

[11:36] - Neil thorizes and Dave offers his thoughts on why goaltenders appear to be getting hurt more now than ever.

[16:36] - Thoughts on why the review of the Alex Petrovic goal in Dallas Sunday appeared to take an unusually long time.

[19:09] - If someone had told you it took 61 games this post-season to have fighting penalties doled out, would you have believed them?

[24:28] - Is it real or imagined that more scrums take place earlier in series and dissipate as that series gets deeper and closer to conclusion?

[26:05] - While a referee is neutral, Dave still can share thoughts what he's seen from various teams during the post-season.

[28:27] - To be a fly on the wall...or the ice. Dave let's us in on some of the banter that takes place between players and officials...and coaches.

[30:46] - As society has changed, Dave tells us how that has affected the tolerance of what can and can't be said on the ice.

[34:43] - Before leaving, Dave sends the reminder that, while officials aren't perfect, they are driven to be their best the same way the players so...as fans it's easy to forget that.

[40:07] - Deeper dive into the Capitals-Hurricanes fourth game.

[45:16] - The Oilers learned from Game 3 not to let up off the gas as they built a similar first period lead in Game 4 with the Golden Knights.

[48:43] - The Maple Leafs look to reverse the fortunes of Games 3 and 4 against the Panthers Wednesday.

[53:16] - If the Winnipeg Jets are to see the West Final, they will have to figure out how to win a road game. They have one, maybe two, chances to do so as they try to even their second round series with Dallas Tuesday.

[56:50] - The Human Side of the Story: Relationships and re-connections are even more valuable now to both Neil and Vic even after over four decades of involvement with hockey.

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If you ever want to know what Florida Panther hockey looks like when it's executed to the max, Sunday's series tying victory over Toronto is one-stop shopping.

In Dallas, the Stars moved ahead of Winnipeg, adding to the Jets road misery during the 2025 playoffs.

We also have a note on history in the PWHL and This Day in Stanley Cup History looks back at the "Monday Night Miracle" in 1986.

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In a post-season about three weeks old, comebacks, drama and odd bounces have been in abundance. Add to it the scene in Edmonton Saturday evening when the Golden Knights may have saved their season on a buzzer beater.

In Raleigh, the Hurricanes shook off a sluggish first half of the game to move ahead of the Capitals.

Sunday's action resumes in Dallas and Florida and This Day in Stanley Cup History takes a look back at a famous "spin-a-rama" and the actual origins behind the name.

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Two very different games Friday with overtime drama in Florida settled by a one who manages to stick in the craw of the Maple Leafs almost every spring. Meanwhile, the Jets were dominant from start to finish in evening their series with Dallas as Connor Hellebuyck picked up his first post-season whitewash in four years.

Vic and Neil also hit on Saturday action as second round games shift to Carolina and Edmonton.

This Day in Stanley Cup History focuses on the good and the bad for the Boston Bruins. Joy in 1970. Despair nine years later.

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Both needing a win after dropping their second round series openers, the Capitals prevailed while the Golden Knights fell short amidst controversy.

That word also rings true in Anaheim where Joel Quenneville has been named the Ducks head coach after almost four years from his last game behind an NHL bench.

This Day in Stanley Cup history looks back at the game which turned the 1974 Stanley Cup Final.

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