The Devils, who beat Edmonton last night, are now 2 points behind the Flyers.
Now they know they can beat Edmonton.
At Calgary, the Flames beat Edmonton, 1-0, on a second-period power-play goal by Blair Betts.
Under the direction of Corey Chamblin, the Roughriders were leading 3-0 going into their game against Calgary, having beaten Hamilton, Edmonton and BC.
But still 1st in the west sounds great to me and GO BLUES, now beat Edmonton.
In beating Chicago, St. Louis and Edmonton in the first three rounds, the North Stars never lost more than two games.
After beating Edmonton, 6-1, at home on March 24, they claimed to be up to the challenge of finishing the playoff race convincingly despite playing four of their final five games on the road.
The Jets have never beaten Edmonton in a playoff game since the teams joined the National Hockey Leauge in 1979.
Craig Billington did not look like the same goalie who had the marvelous game Thursday night as New Jersey beat Edmonton, 5-1.
At Columbus, Ohio, Derek MacKenzie scored 32 seconds into the third period to help Columbus rally from a two-goal deficit and beat Edmonton.