Noah Hanifin scored twice, and Jack Eichel added a goal and two assists, leading the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, spoiling Connor McDavid's return.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Vegas Golden Knights
1
0
3
4
Edmonton Oilers
0
2
0
2
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Vegas Golden Knights
9
12
14
35
Edmonton Oilers
10
13
6
29
Three stars
N. Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
B. Kulak, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period
Time
Team
Goal
Assists
Type
Score
1st
16:05
Vegas Golden Knights
Jack Eichel (4)
Shea Theodore (9), Ivan Barbashev (6)
Even strength
VGK 1, EDM 0
2nd
12:18
Edmonton Oilers
Brett Kulak (3)
Darnell Nurse (6), Connor Brown (1)
Even strength
VGK 1, EDM 1
2nd
15:56
Edmonton Oilers
Zach Hyman (3)
Unassisted
Even strength
VGK 1, EDM 2
3rd
10:05
Vegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin (2)
William Karlsson (4), Jack Eichel (14)
Power play
VGK 2, EDM 2
3rd
19:11
Vegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin (3)
Ivan Barbashev (7), Alexander Holtz (5)
Even strength
VGK 3, EDM 2
3rd
19:55
Vegas Golden Knights
Mark Stone (6)
Jack Eichel (15), Ivan Barbashev (8)
Even strength, Empty net
VGK 4, EDM 2
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
Stat
Vegas Golden Knights
Edmonton Oilers
Shots on goal
35
29
Power play
1 of 2
0 of 1
Penalty minutes
2
4
Hits
16
29
Blocked shots
14
8
Giveaways
3
9
Takeaways
1
8
Faceoffs won
28/57 (49.1%)
29/57 (50.9%)
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
PPGPower-play goals
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel
C
1
2
3
+3
0
3
0
0
0
42.1%
20:01
Number 10 N. Roy
C
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
46.7%
14:28
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev
R
0
0
0
-1
0
2
1
2
0
14:11
Number 21 B. Howden
C
0
0
0
-1
0
1
2
0
0
14:12
Number 22 C. Schwindt
R
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
11:03
Number 26 A. Holtz
R
0
1
1
-1
0
5
1
0
0
14:41
Number 48 T. Hertl
C
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0
0
0
61.5%
15:08
Number 49 I. Barbashev
L
0
3
3
+3
0
1
1
1
0
15:55
Number 55 K. Kolesar
R
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
0
0
12:38
Number 61 M. Stone
R
1
0
1
+3
0
2
0
1
0
19:19
Number 70 T. Pearson
L
0
0
0
-1
2
1
0
1
0
13:16
Number 71 W. Karlsson
C
0
1
1
-1
0
1
1
1
0
62.5%
16:40
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud
D
0
0
0
-1
0
1
1
0
0
13:36
Number 3 B. McNabb
D
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
20:23
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo
D
0
0
0
+1
0
4
0
2
0
23:31
Number 15 N. Hanifin
D
2
0
2
+1
0
3
0
1
1
23:32
Number 17 B. Hutton
D
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
13:18
Number 27 S. Theodore
D
0
1
1
+1
0
1
1
1
0
22:08
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 33 A. Hill
29
27
2
.931
60:00
Win
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
PPGPower-play goals
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 10 D. Ryan
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
54.5%
11:07
Number 13 M. Janmark
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10:34
Number 18 Z. Hyman
L
1
0
1
-2
0
1
7
0
0
18:46
Number 19 A. Henrique
C
0
0
0
+1
0
2
1
0
0
50%
14:49
Number 28 C. Brown
R
0
1
1
+1
0
1
1
0
0
14:08
Number 29 L. Draisaitl
C
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0
0
0
50%
19:58
Number 33 V. Arvidsson
L
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
13:50
Number 53 J. Skinner
L
0
0
0
-1
0
3
0
0
0
50%
14:10
Number 90 C. Perry
R
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
11:43
Number 92 V. Podkolzin
R
0
0
0
-1
0
1
3
0
0
12:37
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins
C
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
50%
15:44
Number 97 C. McDavid
C
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0
0
0
61.5%
21:02
Number 2 E. Bouchard
D
0
0
0
-2
0
1
1
3
0
21:36
Number 14 M. Ekholm
D
0
0
0
-2
0
1
3
0
0
22:28
Number 25 D. Nurse
D
0
1
1
+1
0
2
1
3
0
23:53
Number 27 B. Kulak
D
1
0
1
+1
0
3
1
0
0
23:48
Number 49 T. Emberson
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
13:57
Number 51 T. Stecher
D
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
12:57
Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 74 S. Skinner
34
31
3
.912
59:20
Loss
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
11:23
Vegas Golden Knights
Tanner Pearson
High sticking
2
2nd
13:10
Edmonton Oilers
Troy Stecher
Hooking
2
3rd
08:32
Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Holding
2
Game information
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Edmonton Oilers head coach
Kris Knoblauch
Referees
Furman South, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Kiel Murchison, Joe Mahon
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Ilya Samsonov, Nicolas Hague, Kaedan Korczak
Edmonton Oilers scratches
Travis Dermott
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