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Edmonton Oilers 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Edmonton Oilers 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2. Shots on goal: EDM 19, VGK 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 EDM 0-0 VGK; P2 EDM 1-1 VGK; P3 EDM 3-1 VGK.

Scoring plays: P2 03:21 Trent Frederic (assists: Evan Bouchard, Colton Dach) to make it EDM 1-0 VGK; P2 13:09 Noah Hanifin (assists: Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev) to make it EDM 1-1 VGK; P3 02:34 Vasily Podkolzin to make it EDM 2-1 VGK; P3 11:53 Leon Draisaitl (assists: Connor McDavid) to make it EDM 3-1 VGK; P3 16:43 Jack Eichel (assists: Mitch Marner) to make it EDM 3-2 VGK; P3 18:03 Kasperi Kapanen (assists: Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm) to make it EDM 4-2 VGK. Top skaters: Connor McDavid (EDM) 0 G, 2 A; Mitch Marner (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; Leon Draisaitl (EDM) 1 G, 0 A; Kasperi Kapanen (EDM) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Adin Hill (VGK) 15 saves on 18, decision L; Connor Ingram (EDM) 24 saves on 26, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mitch Marner
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 18:29 TOI
Goals · VGK
Jack Eichel
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 21:40 TOI
Goaltending · EDM
Connor Ingram
24 saves on 26 shots (.923) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

EDM 2 largest lead P3 11:53 (EDM 3, VGK 1) · 2-0 run, P3 2:34–P3 11:53
VGK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 3:21 Trent Frederic (Evan Bouchard, Colton Dach) EDM · wrist shot · EDM 1, VGK 0
  • P2 13:09 Noah Hanifin (Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · snap shot · EDM 1, VGK 1
  • P3 2:34 Vasily Podkolzin EDM · wrist shot · EDM 2, VGK 1
  • P3 11:53 Leon Draisaitl (Connor McDavid) EDM · backhand shot · EDM 3, VGK 1
  • P3 16:43 Jack Eichel (Mitch Marner) VGK · Shorthanded · wrist shot · EDM 3, VGK 2
  • P3 18:03 Kasperi Kapanen (Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm) EDM · Empty net · wrist shot · EDM 4, VGK 2

Linescore

123 T
EDM 013 4
VGK 011 2

Shots on goal: EDM 19, VGK 26

Biggest Period

The Edmonton Oilers scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

EDMVGK
19Shots on goal26
53Shot attempts57
29Faceoff wins29
26Hits15
19Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
12Giveaways12
8Penalty minutes6
92.3%Save %83.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM74819
VGK711826

🎯 Shot Map

Edmonton Oilers4 G · 34 attempts
Darnell Nurse: missed the netConnor Murphy: saved (slap)Kasperi Kapanen: missed the netJason Dickinson: saved (wrist)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: saved (wrist)Evan Bouchard: missed the netZach Hyman: saved (backhand)Connor Murphy: missed the netVasily Podkolzin: missed the netZach Hyman: missed the netConnor McDavid: missed the netJake Walman: saved (wrist)Darnell Nurse: saved (wrist)Jack Roslovic: saved (backhand)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: saved (wrist)Colton Dach: missed the netTrent Frederic: saved (snap)Trent Frederic: goal (wrist)Ty Emberson: saved (wrist)Trent Frederic: missed the netRyan Nugent-Hopkins: missed the netZach Hyman: missed the netKasperi Kapanen: saved (wrist)Evan Bouchard: saved (slap)Vasily Podkolzin: goal (wrist)Colton Dach: missed the netConnor McDavid: missed the netLeon Draisaitl: goal (backhand)Leon Draisaitl: missed the netLeon Draisaitl: missed the netLeon Draisaitl: saved (backhand)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: saved (snap)Connor McDavid: saved (wrist)Kasperi Kapanen: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals12% of attempts
  • 15Saved44% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net44% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 45 attempts
Brayden McNabb: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (deflected)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Cole Smith: missed the netBrandon Saad: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (tip-in)Cole Smith: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netNoah Hanifin: goal (snap)Nic Dowd: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Braeden Bowman: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: goal (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (backhand)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 24Saved53% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net42% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

EDM skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Connor McDavid C 022+111021:37
Leon Draisaitl C 101022020:59
Kasperi Kapanen R 101022115:56
Vasily Podkolzin R 101+114215:05
Trent Frederic C 101+120010:59
Evan Bouchard D 011+212021:51
Mattias Ekholm D 011+200114:12
Colton Dach C 011+103005:05
Darnell Nurse D 000-112023:14
Connor Murphy D 000012322:33
Jake Walman D 000+211419:23
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C 000030119:11
Zach Hyman L 000-110018:33
Ty Emberson D 000-111316:29
Jason Dickinson C 000016215:33
Matt Savoie C 000000113:27
Jack Roslovic C 000+110012:14
Josh Samanski C 000+100107:39
EDM goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Connor Ingram W 242692.3260:00
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mitch Marner R 022+110118:29
Jack Eichel C 101-150021:40
Noah Hanifin D 101+120421:15
Shea Theodore D 000020021:36
Rasmus Andersson D 000-220120:25
Brayden McNabb D 000012019:33
Ivan Barbashev L 000024018:11
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-150017:04
Tomas Hertl C 000-320015:49
Colton Sissons C 000010015:43
Brett Howden C 000+103015:29
Braeden Bowman R 000-130215:27
Kaedan Korczak D 000001015:01
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-200314:41
Nic Dowd C 000001013:54
Cole Smith R 000002012:17
Keegan Kolesar R 000-202009:26
Brandon Saad L 000-200008:36
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill L 151883.3359:24

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series EDM 2 – 0 VGK
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Edmonton Oilers 31-25-8 W1 L10 4-6-0 Next game recap: @ COL · Tue, Mar 10
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