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The Edmonton Oilers fell 3-2 to the Canucks in game number five of their second round series which pushed the team to the brink of elimination.

The Edmonton Oilers are level at two games a piece with the Vancouver Canucks going back to British Columbia. It's time to take a step back and look at the series from all possible angles, optimistic, pessimistic and realistic.

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 Tuesday night on the back of a strong performance from third string goaltender Calvin Pickard and got the sorely needed secondary scoring from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard to put away a pesky Canucks team that struggled to get going.

The Edmonton Oilers trail their second round series against the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 through three games. While the margin for error has been small and the series is separated by a single goal, the Oilers need to find a way to bridge the gap and win game 4. It starts in net with Stuart Skinner, on the ice by separating Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid and is hopefully supplemented by competent officiating

The Edmonton Oilers dropped game 3 of their second round series against the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. In the game, the team got off to a slow start with the Canucks three unanswered goals and Edmonton needing to find a way to dig out of a hole

The Edmonton Oilers fell in game one to the Vancouver Canucks due to mental lapses and a less than ideal series of circumstances including Leon Draisaitl leaving the game and Stuart Skinner failing to make a save. Ahead of game 2, it's time to take a deep breath and try to find a better approach.