LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Golden Knights didn’t get the start they wanted. Oilers get on the power play early and Connor McDavid gets one in to start off the scoring.
But the Golden Knights respond, and this time It’s Jack Eichel with is sixth of the playoffs.
But the Oilers get on the power play again...words that is always bad news for the VGKm and it’s Zach Hyman who capitalizes to make it 2-1.
Special teams was going to be big in this series, and up to that point, it was all Oilers.
Then in the second, the Vegas power play comes alive at the right time.
Mark Stone wraps one around Stuart Skinner to tie it off a 5-on-3.
Then just seconds later, Reilly Smith gets one in for his first goal of the playoffs, and the fortress is rocking.
Both teams are back on 5-on-5 and then Nic Hague hits the torpedo shot from the blue line and the VGK are up 4-2 within a blink of an eye.
But then Keegan Kolesar gets a 5-minute major for boarding.
on the ensuing power play—its McDavid again to trim the lead to one.
But the Golden Knights hold them off the rest of the period and that would do it.
The Golden Knights win 4-3 and are just one win away from reaching the Conference Finals.
Players say this was a great win and that they are confident they can close this in Edmonton.
"We were just ready to go," VGK defenseman Nic Hague said. "We knew the importance of this game. I thought we stepped up to the challenge. Like I said there's a lot to like about our game tonight. I thought we executed what we wanted to do. That's a huge win for us."
"It just shows that we are a strong group," VGK goaltender Adin Hill said. "It doesn't matter who is on the ice. You can roll four lines with anyone. So, I thought we did a great job and there was that time there...I don't know if it was 5 minutes left or two minutes left where we just control it in their zone and yeah... we have a lot of good players on our team. That was a good game and we did a good job closing.
The Golden Knights will travel to Edmonton for Game 6 on Sunday. Puck drops at 7 p.m. PT.
