This isn’t quite the Canadiens attempting to save the hockey world from the marauding two-time defending Cup champion Flyers nearly five decades ago in the 1976 Final, but it kind of a fits the

This playoff run has felt different for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, though they are now back in the same place.

DALLAS – The Edmonton Oilers were getting caved in, with their three-goal lead down to one and on the verge of evaporating completely as the Dallas Stars made a frenetic push in the second period. Like a sweater with a loose thread, the Oilers seemed as though they could unravel at any moment.