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Game Highlights +9.0: Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 5-1

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Photo credit:Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Cam Lewis
9 months ago
After the Oilers pulled off a huge 5-1 victory in Vegas in Game 2, the Golden Knights rolled into Edmonton on Monday and returned the favour with a 5-1 win of their own. Below are the highlights from the game…

GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY


As they have in every game in this series, the Oilers scored to get out to a 1-0 lead a few minutes into the first period. This time it was Warren Foegele who scored his first goal of the playoffs to give Edmonton an early lead…
That lead didn’t last long as the Golden Knights responded a few minutes later to tie the game at 1-1. Jonathan Marchessault threw a shot on goal, won a race to grab his own rebound, and dragged it out in front of the net before tucking the puck past Stuart Skinner’s reach…
The Oilers had a prime chance to regain the lead shortly after but Leon Draisaitl hammered his one-timer off of the post…
In the middle of the first period, Vegas goaltender Laurent Brossoit made a save and slid across his crease to handle a rebound and fell to the ice in pain. He was removed from the game and Adin Hill took over the net in relief…
The Golden Knights took a 2-1 in the final minute of the first period. The refs missed a high-sticking call on Jack Eichel deep in Edmonton’s zone and he carried the puck up ice and fed Jonathan Marchessault in the slot for his second goal of the game…
 
In the second period, Vegas extended their lead to 3-1 when Zach Whitecloud carried the puck in from the blueline and sniped a shot between Skinner and the post…
Jack Eichel then extended Vegas’ lead to 4-1 with a snipe on a two-on-one. Skinner was pulled in favour of Jack Campbell after this goal…
The Golden Knights appeared to make the score 5-1 but Chandler Stephenson’s goal was called back because of goaltender interference. Moments after, Vegas scored again and the goal stood…

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