Oilers ‘Swing Game’ in Series vs Golden Knights
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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.
Kane beat Hill with a wrist shot in the second period that sealed the victory, bringing Kane up to five points in eight playoff games since his return to the lineup. Vegas only held him off the scoresheet in Game 3.
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.
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.
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.
Vegas' Nicolas Roy cross-checked Edmonton's Trent Frederic in the face during overtime in Game 2. He had a hearing and was fined.