![]() ![]() Vegas led 2-1 on the scoreboard and 15-7 on the shotclock through 20 minutes in a big bounce-back period for the Golden Knights after being shelled by the Oilers for four goals in the first period in Game 2 on Saturday. "Right away, we got away from it a little bit and gave them an opportunity to come back and they still kind of got to play some easy minutes to start." "I think we wanted to come out a little simpler, force their D to turn and go get pucks, and I think that's kind of what we did in Game 2," Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said. The Golden Knights flew up the ice with numbers, with the puck landing on the stick of Eichel once again to set up a quick pass in front to Marchessault to one-tap into an open Edmonton net after Skinner was pulled out of position. The visitors kept the pressure up on Edmonton and got a fortunate opportunity to transition up the ice quickly from their own zone after a missed high-stick on Ryan McLeod by Alex Pietrangelo. The Golden Knights got their response 1:59 after Foegele's opening goal when the puck was won beneath the legs of Cody Ceci by Jack Eichel near the front of Edmonton's net before the Vegas centre worked it over to the right-winger to jam in at the left post to make it 1-1 before the five-minute mark. In the first frame, the bench boss' prediction came true. Vegas Head Coach Bruce Cassidy said in his morning media availability that he felt Marchessault was due for a breakout in this series. Video: Gm3: Foegele gives Oilers early lead MARCHESSAULT MAKES HIS MARK For us, that's a positive, but I think anytime they're going, it makes us a deeper team." They play forward, they play simple, and because they play forward and simple, they play a faster type of game. ![]() "I think that group when they play together have a good chemistry. "It's nice to have Derek Ryan back in the lineup," Woodcroft said. McLeod picked up the secondary helper with the stationary cross-ice feed to Ryan for his fourth assist of the postseason. Warren Foegele has been all around the action without a goal so far in these playoffs, but the 27-year-old got his just rewards when he opened the scoring at 2:45 of the first period.īeaming up the ice on a rush with Derek Ryan, Foegele won the race through the middle of the neutral zone against three other Golden Knights to put himself in position to receive a sweet feed from Ryan, who tucked his head and went around a Vegas defenceman before finding his winger at the back door to redirect an early Oilers lead under the right arm of Laurent Brossoit. Video: EDM Recap: Foegele scores lone Oilers' goal in loss Vegas netminder Laurent Brossoit left the game due to injury prior to his Oilers counterpart's departure in the middle frame, leaving Adin Hill to make the final 25 saves in Vegas' response victory in Game 4 after losing by the same 5-1 scoreline in Saturday's Game 2 at T-Mobile Arena. Stuart Skinner made 19 saves on 23 shots before being relieved by Jack Campbell near the midway mark of the second period. So we'll watch it tomorrow and get back on the right foot." "It's hard to win hockey games, and it's hard to win hockey games if you're not doing the right things in the hard area. "I just think we didn't defend to the standard that I think we hold ourselves to at this point this time of year," defenceman Darnell Nurse said. Jack Eichel let the Golden Knights' charge with a goal and two assists, while Jonathan Marchessault had two first-period goals to push Vegas to a 2-1 advantage through 20 minutes that the visitors wouldn't relinquish. "To a man, not our finest hour in any way," Woodcroft added. I didn't think our battle level was where it needed to be."įorward Warren Foegele found the back of the net for his first goal of the playoffs inside the first three minutes of regulation, but it was all White, Grey and Gold the rest of the way after the Vegas Golden Knights scored five unanswered goals at Rogers Place to claim a 5-1 victory and re-take the series lead in Game 3 of their second-round series on Monday. "Maybe a mistake gets made here or there and you're able to claw your way back in, but tonight, I just didn't think were sharp. "I think hockey is a pretty fair game," Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said. EDMONTON, AB - The Edmonton Oilers scored the opening goal, but weren't able to muster up much of a response for what was about to come.
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