LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Golden Knights put an end to the Oilers' win streak as they returned to the ice tonight following the All-Star break.
Edmonton lead the league with a 16-game winning streak, and had the chance to tie the NHL record with a win over the Knights tonight.
The Pacific Division duel featured the return of forward William Karlsson, who last played in Seattle during the Winter Classic on Jan. 1.
Connor McDavid gave the Oilers an early 1-0 lead in the first period with a shorthanded goal.
The Knights responded late in the period to tie up the game 1-1 heading into the first intermission.
Knights goalie Adin Hill made some big saves in the second period to keep the game tied before Chandler Stephenson scored, giving Knights a 2-1 lead in the third.
William Karlsson sealed Edmonton's fate with an empty-net goal in the final 30 seconds of the game, putting up VGK, 3-1.
Up next, the Golden Knights travel to Arizona to take on the Coyotes on Thursday.
THIRD PERIOD:
- Knights win 3-1 over the Oilers, snapping Edmonton's 16-game winning streak.
- William Karlsson scores an empty-net goal in his return to the lineup.
- Chandler Stephenson scores early to give the Knights a 2-1 lead over the Oilers.
SECOND PERIOD:
- End of second period. Oilers outshot the Knights 18-6, but the game remains tied at 1-1.
- Oilers' Warrebn Foegele sent to the box for holding at 12:12 making it 4-on-4 for 27 seconds.
- Knights' Kaedan Korczak takes a slashing penalty at 13:44 giving the Oilers a power play.
FIRST PERIOD:
- End of the first period. Goals from Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Vegas' Nic Roy have the Knights and Oilers tied 1-1.
- Nic Roy gets the Knights on the board with 1:54 left in the period. It's his 10th goal of the season.
- A 2-on-0 pass from Leon Draisaitl to Connor McDavid gets the Oilers on the board with short-handed goal. Oilers lead 1-0.
- The Golden Knights get the first power play of the game with a penalty from Edmonton's Dylan Holloway at 17:23 in the first.