ANAHEIM DUCKS defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Thursday to win their Western Conference series four games to two.
It took a while, but the Anaheim Ducks finally finished off the Edmonton Oilers in their NHL Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff series with a 5-2 sixth game win on Thursday night.
Five players lit the lamp for the Ducks in front of a sold-out crowd at Honda Center, and Lukas Dostal stopped 25 of 27 shots on goal by the visitors.
The Ducks, whose previous Stanley Cup series win was in 2017, will next play the winner of the series between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Utah Mammoth. The Knights lead three games to two.
Lakers 98, Rockets 78: LeBron James put the team on his back in Houston on Friday night and led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 98-78 win over the Houston Rockets and a triumph in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
James scored 29 points for the Lake Show, granted seven rebounds and had 18 assists. Rui Hachimura added 21 points and Austin Reaves contributed 15. Deandre Ayton only scored seven but grabbed a key 16 rebounds.
The Lakers won the series four games to two and now advance to the next round against the top-seeded Oklahoma Thunder in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
