LAS VEGAS — Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead objective, Adin Hill stopped 30 pictures and the Vegas Golden Knights introduced an finish to the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game successful streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday evening.
Edmonton was trying to tie the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest NHL win streak.
As a substitute, with the sport tied 1-1 after two intervals, Stephenson took a cross from Jonathan Marchessault and ripped a shot from the middle of the left circle to beat Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner blocker aspect to place the Golden Knights in entrance by a objective lower than two minutes into the third interval.
From there, Hill was spectacular in preserving the Oilers at bay whereas preserving the gang energized till the ultimate horn.
“I preferred a whole lot of the elements of our recreation,” Edmonton captain Connor McDavid, who scored within the loss, stated. “I assumed it was an identical sort recreation that we have performed all through the streak. We simply did not discover a technique to get a win. Their goalie performed properly, and made some large saves.”
Hill, who got here in main the NHL in goals-against common (1.94) and save proportion (.936), made the save of the evening when he stymied Leon Draisaitl on a backdoor one-timer late within the third interval.
Nic Roy and William Karlsson additionally scored for the Golden Knights.
“Sadly, we got here up somewhat bit quick,” Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch stated. “I feel an enormous turning level within the recreation was the late objective [Vegas] scored within the first interval. After which for us, it was simply missed alternatives. I feel the possibilities have been there.”
Skinner made 23 saves within the loss, and Draisaitl and Vincent Desharnais picked up assists alongside the best way.
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“We could not bear down on our probabilities, I felt,” Edmonton defenseman Mattias Ekholm stated. “I felt we created rather a lot within the second [period], most likely deserved a objective or two. In these tight video games, these little particulars, these well timed objectives matter in an enormous approach.”
The Oilers, who opened the season 3-9-1 earlier than firing coach Jay Woodcroft on Nov. 12, have been simply 13-15-1 earlier than their win streak began. Edmonton hadn’t misplaced a recreation since Dec. 19 and has improved its report to 29-16-1.
The Oilers have an NHL-best 26-7-0 report since Kris Knoblauch’s first recreation as bench boss on Nov. 13.
“There have been some breakdowns, it wasn’t an ideal recreation,” Knoblauch stated. “However general, I assumed the hassle was good, and we simply could not capitalize on our probabilities.”
Edmonton wasn’t deterred by committing the primary penalty recreation. After Desharnais’ poke test compelled a turnover to spring a 2-on-0 rush, McDavid took a cross from Draisaitl and beat Hill to present the Oilers a 1-0 lead with a short-handed objective.
It was McDavid’s tenth objective and twenty seventh level in the course of the Oilers’ 17-game run.
“We now have to maneuver on,” McDavid stated. “We now have to play some good hockey coming down the stretch right here.”
Vegas tied the sport when Roy gathered a rebound from the crease, labored the puck to his backhand and snapped it previous Skinner for his tenth objective of the season.
“It felt like a playoff recreation tonight,” Hill stated. “It was loud, followers have been into it, so, it was an excellent environment.”
Karlsson’s empty-net objective with 34 seconds left iced the sport for Vegas.
“It was a good recreation, it may have gone both approach,” Ekholm stated. “I assumed we performed fairly good, [but] there’s one other degree to our recreation.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
