Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
· Rogers Place, Edmonton · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Edmonton Oilers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
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 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
31 |
| Edmonton Oilers |
12 |
6 |
3 |
21 |
Three stars
- C. McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal, 2 assists)
- R. Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers (2 goals, 1 assist)
- T. Hertl, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:11 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Connor McDavid (23) |
Leon Draisaitl (34), Alec Regula (3) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, EDM 1 |
| 1st |
14:37 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (9) |
Leon Draisaitl (35), Connor McDavid (38) |
Power play |
VGK 0, EDM 2 |
| 2nd |
02:22 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (10) |
Connor McDavid (39), Zach Hyman (7) |
Power play |
VGK 0, EDM 3 |
| 2nd |
07:45 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Zach Hyman (9) |
Darnell Nurse (8), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (20) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, EDM 4 |
| 2nd |
12:59 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tomas Hertl (14) |
Mitch Marner (29), Noah Hanifin (6) |
Power play |
VGK 1, EDM 4 |
| 3rd |
03:52 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev (15) |
Tomas Hertl (12), Noah Hanifin (7) |
Power play |
VGK 2, EDM 4 |
| 3rd |
05:49 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Mitch Marner (7) |
Tomas Hertl (13), Noah Hanifin (8) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, EDM 4 |
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 |
31 |
21 |
| Power play |
2 of 5 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
10 |
| Hits |
32 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
22 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/54 (53.7%) |
25/54 (46.3%) |
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 10 C. Sissons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
53.8% |
11:44 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:12 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
15:10 |
| Number 23 C. Reinhardt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:50 |
| Number 42 B. Bowman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
54.2% |
19:33 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:33 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:48 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:39 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
24:00 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:31 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:37 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:23 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
26:28 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:35 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 79 C. Hart |
21 |
17 |
4 |
.810 |
57:43 |
Loss |
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 13 M. Janmark |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:46 |
| Number 18 Z. Hyman |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 19 A. Henrique |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
12:02 |
| Number 20 C. Lazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
10:01 |
| Number 22 M. Savoie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:29 |
| Number 28 J. Roslovic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 29 L. Draisaitl |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
22:17 |
| Number 46 M. Jones |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:56 |
| Number 88 A. Mangiapane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:17 |
| Number 92 V. Podkolzin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:22 |
| Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
33.3% |
19:49 |
| Number 97 C. McDavid |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
19:46 |
| Number 2 E. Bouchard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:58 |
| Number 14 M. Ekholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:22 |
| Number 24 S. Stastney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:55 |
| Number 25 D. Nurse |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:38 |
| Number 49 T. Emberson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 75 A. Regula |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
Edmonton Oilers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 C. Ingram |
31 |
28 |
3 |
.903 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:47 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Andrew Mangiapane |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
10:57 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Leon Draisaitl |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:58 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ben Hutton |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
17:26 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Andrew Mangiapane |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:56 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jeremy Lauzon |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:06 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Adam Henrique |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:31 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Alec Regula |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:32 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Edmonton Oilers head coach
- Kris Knoblauch
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Ryan Daisy, Travis Toomey
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel, Alexander Holtz
- Edmonton Oilers scratches
- Trent Frederic, Riley Stillman, David Tomasek
2025-2026 season series
Every Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2025-2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Vegas Golden Knights
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
|
Edmonton Oilers
4
at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Mar 8, 2026
|
|
Edmonton Oilers
4
at Vegas Golden Knights
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Mar 26, 2026
|
|
Vegas Golden Knights
5
at Edmonton Oilers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Apr 4, 2026
|
Other NHL games on Dec 21
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 21, 2025
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 Colorado Avalanche
5
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 Ottawa Senators
6
 at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 New York Rangers
1
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
1
 at Dallas Stars
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 Winnipeg Jets
3
 at Utah Mammoth
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Utah Mammoth, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
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