There was no Gretzky or Hawerchuk. No Kurri or Selanne. No Coffey or Housley.
But none of that mattered Wednesday as the current stars of the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers traded chances all night long in a game resembled some of their classic Smythe Division battles of old -- where defence and goaltending often took a backseat to high-octane offence.
And when the final buzzer went at Bell MTS Place, it was the Jets who outlasted the Oilers by a 4-3 score that certainly could have been much higher on both ends if not for some bad puck luck.