It&#8217;s the Wednesday after Game 5, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap the Edmonton Oilers&#8217; miraculous comeback while also looking back at the week that was. On today&#8217;s podcast, I recapped games 3-5, looked ahead at Game 6, what the Oilers need to do to close out the series, and much more.
Isn&#8217;t it amazing how many things can change in a week? When I recorded last Wednesday&#8217;s episode, the Oilers had just spectacularly lost <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/04/21/instant-reaction-oilers-comeback-lose-game-1-kings/">Game 1</a> and were about to drop <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/04/23/instant-reaction-kings-hammer-oilers-take-2-0-series-lead/">Game 2</a> even worse somehow. The good news is that sports are the best reality show on earth, and watching our boys come roaring back with three straight wins is almost as good as it gets. I also touched on how great the other first round series have been, and how working through a playoff run can be tough on the body.
Turning my full attention back to the Oilers, I started with a recap of games 3-5 and how the Oilers have gotten better with each passing period. That&#8217;s not to say that they were perfect by any stretch, but Edmonton&#8217;s ability to crank up their resiliency when it mattered most was an unstoppable force for Los Angeles. There&#8217;s also the Calvin Pickard effect, as the team clearly enjoys playing in front of a guy who seems like the nicest man on earth. Then there&#8217;s <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/04/28/edmonton-oilers-stun-los-angeles-kings-evan-bouchard-two-goals-cryto-arena-game-5/">Evan Bouchard&#8217;s four goals</a>, <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/04/30/oilers-dominant-for-60-minutes-evander-kane-impactful-again-and-playoff-mattias-janmark/">Evander Kane&#8217;s impact</a>, and Leon Draisaitl tying Messier and Gretzky for one of the wildest playoff records ever.
Finally, I wrapped up this week&#8217;s episode of BLTN with a guest Righteous Sack Beating before wrapping up the podcast with a quality round of voicemails. The voicemail was alive this week, and the messages were very funny, as you could almost feel the rollercoaster of emotions that were going on. As always, finishing up the show with your opinions is my favourite part of the whole thing and something I always look forward to most.
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Better Lait Than Never - Edmonton Oilers rally vs Los Angeles Kings

It's the Wednesday after Game 5, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap the Edmonton Oilers' miraculous comeback while also looking back at the week that was. On today's podcast, I recapped games 3-5, looked ahead at Game 6, what the Oilers need to do to close out the series, and much more.

Isn't it amazing how many things can change in a week? When I recorded last Wednesday's episode, the Oilers had just spectacularly lost <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/04/21/instant-reaction-oilers-comeback-lose-game-1-kings/">Game 1</a> and were about to drop <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/04/23/instant-reaction-kings-hammer-oilers-take-2-0-series-lead/">Game 2</a> even worse somehow. The good news is that sports are the best reality show on earth, and watching our boys come roaring back with three straight wins is almost as good as it gets. I also touched on how great the other first round series have been, and how working through a playoff run can be tough on the body.

Turning my full attention back to the Oilers, I started with a recap of games 3-5 and how the Oilers have gotten better with each passing period. That's not to say that they were perfect by any stretch, but Edmonton's ability to crank up their resiliency when it mattered most was an unstoppable force for Los Angeles. There's also the Calvin Pickard effect, as the team clearly enjoys playing in front of a guy who seems like the nicest man on earth. Then there's <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/04/28/edmonton-oilers-stun-los-angeles-kings-evan-bouchard-two-goals-cryto-arena-game-5/">Evan Bouchard's four goals</a>, <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/04/30/oilers-dominant-for-60-minutes-evander-kane-impactful-again-and-playoff-mattias-janmark/">Evander Kane's impact</a>, and Leon Draisaitl tying Messier and Gretzky for one of the wildest playoff records ever.

Finally, I wrapped up this week's episode of BLTN with a guest Righteous Sack Beating before wrapping up the podcast with a quality round of voicemails. The voicemail was alive this week, and the messages were very funny, as you could almost feel the rollercoaster of emotions that were going on. As always, finishing up the show with your opinions is my favourite part of the whole thing and something I always look forward to most.

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