Schedule and 2020-21 Results
Regular Season Records: Edmonton 35-19-2=72pts, Winnipeg(II) 30-23-3=63pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 19 May: Winnipeg (II) wins at Edmonton, 4-goals-1
Game 2 on Friday, 21 May: Winnipeg (II) wins at Edmonton, 1-goal-nil(OT)
Game 3 on Sunday, 23 May: Edmonton loses at Winnipeg (II), 5-goals-4(OT)
Game 4 on Monday, 24 May: Edmonton loses at Winnipeg (II), 4-goals-3(3OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The Winnipeg Jets (II) hosted and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-goals-3 (3OT) to complete a 4-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1459 victory. With the series 1459 win, the Winnipeg Jets (II) improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1459 loss, the Edmonton Oilers see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 30-15 overall and 9-6 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Winnipeg Jets (II) in series 1459 was WWWW: Series 1459 thus becomes the 36th NHL Preliminary-round series, the 123rd NHL series (all rounds), and the 240th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. Series 1459 Game 4 ended 6:52 into the third overtime period, and thus becomes the sixth-longest best-of-7 NHL Preliminary-round Game 4 ever. The Winnipeg Jets trailed the visiting Edmonton Oilers by a goal as late as 6:00 into the third period but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2020, inclusive, home teams down a goal as late as 6:00 into the third period had a game record of only 139-522 (.210) - the Winnipeg Jets thus achieve a grade-C in-game comeback.

After Game 3: The Winnipeg Jets (II) hosted and topped the Edmonton Oilers 5-goals-4 (OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1459 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Winnipeg Jets (II) have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 4 record of 0-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 4 record of 0-3. The Winnipeg Jets trailed the visiting Edmonton Oilers by three goals as late as 11:40 into the third period but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2020, inclusive, home teams down three goals as late as 11:40 into the third period had a game record of only 5-218 (.022) - the Winnipeg Jets thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback. Later in series 1459 Game 3, Winnipeg trailed Edmonton by two goals as late as 14:27 into the third period but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2020, inclusive, home teams down two goals as late as 14:27 into the third period had a game record of only 7-395 (.017) - the Winnipeg Jets thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback.

After Game 2: The Winnipeg Jets (II) visited and shut out the Edmonton Oilers 1-goal-nil(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1459 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Winnipeg Jets (II) have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 3 record of 0-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 1-7 and a Game 3 record of 5-3.

After Game 1: The Winnipeg Jets (II) visited and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1459 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Winnipeg Jets (II) have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 2 record of 1-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 9-11 and a Game 2 record of 12-8.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2020-21 NHL regular season, the Edmonton Oilers finished nine points ahead of the Winnipeg Jets (II). From 1939 through the 2020 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by nine regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 17-18 (.486) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1459 is the 45th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Edmonton Oilers, and the sixth for the Winnipeg Jets (II). In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Edmonton Oilers have an all-rounds series record of 30-14, a Preliminary-round series record of 9-5, and a Game 1 record of 24-20, while the Winnipeg Jets (II) have an all-rounds series record of 2-3, a Preliminary-round series record of 1-2, and a Game 1 record of 3-2. Series 1459 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Edmonton Oilers and the Winnipeg Jets (II).