Oilers make bizarre move to help their rival Golden Knights

The Edmonton Oilers did something unexpected. They opened the ice for the reigning Stanley Cup champion and division rival Golden Knights to hit the rink for morning skate at 9:45 a.m. It was just before the Oilers' morning skate at 10:30 a.m.

The game at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta isn't until 6:30 p.m. But the Oilers decided to be good sports about it. They wanted to give everyone a fair shot at warming up and getting ready for the showdown.

Let's not kid ourselves; in NHL rivalries, playing nice isn't always the norm, especially with these two fierce competitors. The Oilers enter tonight five points back of the Vancouver Canucks for first place in the Pacific division with six games left and two games in hand. Vegas is fighting with the Los Angeles Kings for third place in the Pacific Division. They trail the Kings by a point with a game in hand. The higher seed will face the Oilers in round one, while the loser drops to the Wild Card and must head to Texas for a series with the top-seeded Dallas Stars.


With the playoffs looming just a couple of weeks away, this unexpected act of kindness might hint at the intense rematch yet to come when the stakes are even higher!