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The Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers combined for 22 goals through three games of their Western Conference second-round series. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Jack Eichel have all been involved in the scoring, but one veteran player’s numbers stood out over three games.
The Edmonton Oilers face off with the Las Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, in what’s already been a high-scoring, contentious affair.
The Golden Knights accuse the Oilers of targeting Adin Hill after a heated collision with Evander Kane in Game 4 of their series.
According to ESPN, echoing TSN's report, goaltender Calvin Pickard is expected to miss at least one more week after sustaining a lower-body injury in Game 2 last Thursday. “I’m told it’ll probably be at least a week,” TSN's Darren Dreger reported, effectively ruling the veteran netminder out for the remainder of the second-round series.
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The Edmonton Oilers dropped a heartbreaking game to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of their playoff series. With 0.4 seconds remaining in the game, Vegas scored the game-winning goal to stun the Oilers' home crowd.
With the score in Game 3 tied at 3-3 and with only seconds left in regulation, Vegas forward William Karlsson passed the puck to Smith, who faked before scoring on a wrist shot that deflected off Oilers star Leon Draisaitl's stick to put the Golden Knights ahead with just 0.4 seconds remaining in the third period.
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy was upset by an unpenalized trip that forced Brayden McNabb out of the game not long before the Oilers' OT goal.