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Golden Knights vs. Oilers
At a glance
RJ’s 3 stars
3. Oilers halfway Connor McDavid — The reigning Hart Trophy victor had 2 assists, drew a punishment and astir scored erstwhile helium deed the station connected a powerfulness play. His 13 points successful 5 games pb the NHL.
2. Oilers near helping Zach Hyman — The hardworking archetypal liner had 2 goals, giving him 5 connected the season. That’s tied for the third-most successful the NHL. His 2nd was a rocket that bushed goaltender Robin Lehner.
1. Oilers halfway Leon Draisaitl — The 2019-20 Hart Trophy had 2 goals and an assistance to springiness himself 11 points successful 5 games. He scored the empty-net extremity that sealed Edmonton’s win.
Key play
Edmonton close helping Zack Kassian’s game-winning goal.
The Knights finished the 2nd play beardown contempt trailing 3-2 and tied the people rapidly successful the 3rd with defenseman Nic Hague’s archetypal goal. At that point, they had 9 of the past 11 shots connected goal.
But the Knights turned the puck implicit successful the neutral portion soon aft Hague’s goal, and Kassian got a breakaway. He bushed Lehner with a backhand determination to enactment the Oilers backmost connected apical conscionable arsenic his squad looked to beryllium losing control.
Key stat
0-for-9 — The Knights’ occurrence complaint connected the powerfulness play done 4 games. They’re the lone squad successful the NHL without a power-play goal.
They had their chances Friday. They had a five-on-three for 1:41 of the archetypal play erstwhile Edmonton defensemen Tyson Barrie and Darnell Nurse went to the punishment container successful speedy succession. But the Knights enactment lone 1 changeable connected extremity from the clip the 2nd punishment was called to erstwhile some expired. They besides had 3 shots blocked, and 1 missed the net.
Next “A” up
Left helping Jonathan Marchessault became the 4th Knights subordinate to service arsenic an alternate skipper done 4 games.
The team’s accustomed enactment radical includes skipper Mark Stone and alternates Alex Pietrangelo and Reilly Smith. Defenseman Alec Martinez wore an “A” successful Wednesday’s crippled against the St. Louis Blues with Stone out, lone to get wounded successful the 3rd period. Marchessault stepped successful and got the “A” Friday.
Kozari honored
NHL referee Steve Kozari was honored earlier the opening puck driblet for officiating his 1,000th crippled Friday.
The Knights and Oilers presented Kozari with autographed jerseys with the fig 1,000 to observe his accomplishment.
Broadcast troubles
The Knights’ TV broadcast connected AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain had method difficulties successful the 3rd period.
It chopped retired earlier Hague tied the people 3-3, and Kassian untied it to springiness the Oilers a 4-3 lead. It came backmost conscionable earlier Draisaitl’s last goal.
Knights’ adjacent 10
Vs. Islanders, 7 p.m. Sunday
At Colorado, 5 p.m. Tuesday
At Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
Vs. Anaheim, 5 p.m. Friday
At Maple Leafs, 4 p.m. Nov. 2
At Senators, 4 p.m. Nov. 4
At Montreal, 4 p.m. Nov. 6
At Detroit, 3 p.m. Nov. 7
Vs. Seattle, 7 p.m. Nov. 9
Vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. Nov. 11
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