The heart of the Oilers (McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Darnell Nurse) all contributed to the series win, with a couple of upstart youngsters (Evan Bouchard, Ryan McLeod) emerging as legit postseason talents.

Ehlers sustained a lower-body injury during a game against the Vegas Golden Knights on April 3, when he took pucks off his foot as well as the inside of his leg on two separate plays. He missed two games and then aggravated the April 12 in his second game back.

The route taken to this point was unique, but the visiting Edmonton Oilers are not in unfamiliar territory heading into Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.