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Globe and Mail
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Globe and Mail
Oilers in the driver's seat heading home in series against Golden Knights
The Edmonton Oilers head home from Las Vegas with the odds in their favour. Teams that win the first two games of a best-of-seven series that starts on the road are 88-22 for a winning percentage of .800, according to the NHL. The Oilers taking two at T-Mobile from the Vegas Golden Knights was the first time since 2017 that Edmonton opened a playoff series with two road wins. The Anaheim Ducks winning that second-round series in seven games is a cautionary tale for Edmonton, however. A key figure in that turnaround for the Ducks was current Oiler forward Corey Perry with three goals and two assists in the last four games, including a double-overtime winner in Game 5. Captain Connor McDavid said the Oilers were 'probably fortunate' in a 5-4 overtime win in Game 2 in Las Vegas, and the word 'steal' surfaced a few times in Edmonton's post-game interviews. 'The group's feeling confident, but I feel like our best is just still coming,' McDavid said. 'We're just building and building our game. 'I feel our best's still coming, and I'd hope to see it at home here.' Game 3 is Saturday at Rogers Place followed by Monday's Game 4. A Game 5, if necessary, is Wednesday back at T-Mobile. The Golden Knights were undaunted after a stout Game 2 that included superior special teams and the return of top defenceman Alex Pietrangelo after sitting out Game 1 with illness. Pietrangelo scored the third-period equalizer as the 2023 Stanley Cup champions overcame deficits of 3-1 and 4-2 in the game. The Golden Knights have never lost two games to open a series in their eight-year history. Vegas head coach Bruce Cassidy felt his team deserved a better fate in Game 2 and his players can at least take that sentiment to Edmonton. 'How will the guys look at that? If they take it as 'hey, we've just got to carry that over,' we've always said we want to get better as the series goes on and we were certainly better than in Game 1,' Cassidy said. 'It's a veteran group.' Cassidy said there was a chance Pavel Dorofeyev, the team's leading scorer in the regular season with 35 goals, could play Saturday after missing three games with injury. Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard stretched his playoff win streak to six games to tie Andy Moog (1983) and Grant Fuhr (twice in 1987) for the fifth-longest in franchise history. Pickard had two playoff starts to his name when he took over for Stuart Skinner in Game 3 of the first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings when Edmonton trailed 2-0. The 33-year-old Pickard was self-effacing after four straight wins to eliminate the Kings when he said 'my job is just to hit the ball back, make the saves when I can.' Pickard was more than that in Game 2 at T-Mobile where he held the fort until the Oilers found a higher gear in the second period. His 28 saves included a stop on all-alone Tanner Pearson going backhand-forehand in the second period, and back-to-back saves on Tomas Hertl and Victor Olofsson to extend overtime. Pickard looked uncomfortable after a save just before Pietrangelo's tying goal, but Edmonton's goalie repelled all seven shots he faced in overtime. 'He's been solid giving us a chance to win every game since he came in,' Oilers forward Zach Hyman said. 'We needed a little bit more than other nights.' Oilers forwards not named McDavid or Leon Draisaitl have combined for 22 goals in eight playoff games. Defencemen Darnell Nurse has chipped in a couple goals. Defenceman Jake Walman collected the first NHL postseason goal of his career as did Vasily Podkolzin in Game 2. Edmonton's fourth line of Podkolzin, Mattias Janmark and Viktor Arvidsson manufactured the first two goals of the game. So Pickard and depth scoring helped keep the Oilers afloat in Game 2 until McDavid and Draisaitl weaved their magic in overtime. McDavid and Draisaitl had their hands on the same game-winning goal for the seventh time in the playoffs 'The team heavily relies on Connor and Leon and they're special players and they are going to win us games but if you want to win a Stanley Cup you need everybody, you need everyone contributing and you don't know who is going to be the hero on any given night,' said Hyman.
USA Today
08-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Golden Knights vs. Oilers NHL Playoffs Second Round Game 2: Injured players, inactives, latest updates
Golden Knights vs. Oilers NHL Playoffs Second Round Game 2: Injured players, inactives, latest updates Heading into Game 2 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round against the Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10), the Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5) will be monitoring two players on the injury report. The game begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 8 at T-Mobile Arena. Stream NHL games and originals all season long on ESPN+! Golden Knights vs. Oilers game info Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025 Thursday, May 8, 2025 Time: 9:30 p.m. ET 9:30 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN (Watch LIVE with Fubo!) ESPN (Watch LIVE with Fubo!) Location: Paradise, Nevada Paradise, Nevada Venue: T-Mobile Arena NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:37 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Favorite: Golden Knights (-135) Golden Knights (-135) Underdog: Oilers (+115) Oilers (+115) Total: 6.5 Golden Knights injury report May 8 Alex Pietrangelo | D (Day-To-Day) Injury: Illness Illness Games played: 71 71 Stats: 4 goals, 29 assists, 33 points Pavel Dorofeyev | LW (Day-To-Day) Injury: Undisclosed Undisclosed Games played: 82 82 Stats: 35 goals, 17 assists, 52 points Oilers injury report May 8 Mattias Ekholm | D (Out) Injury: Undisclosed Undisclosed Games played: 65 65 Stats: 9 goals, 24 assists, 33 points Alec Regula | D (Out) Injury: Knee Knee Games played: 0 0 Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points Watch the NHL on Fubo!
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pietrangelo and Dorofeyev Absent From Golden Knights Practice
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (7) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images The Vegas Golden Knights held a full-team practice this morning, but were not accompanied by forward Pavel Dorofeyev and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo. Dorofeyev has been considered day-to-day since suffering an undisclosed injury in Game 5 of the Golden Knights' first-round series against the Minnesota Wild. It's been eight days since he last skated, but the team insists on labelling him day-to-day. For Pietrangelo, the 35-year-old, was forced to miss Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers with an illness and was also absent from this morning's practice. He, too, is considered day-to-day. With Pietrangelo out, Kaedan Korczak stepped into the lineup, playing alongside Nicolas Hague. Like every Golden Knight, Korczak was shelled, losing the battle in shot attempts, shots on goal and expected goals when he was on the ice. HC Bruce Cassidy did decide to change his lines once again, returning to a familiar setup. Barbashev-Eichel-Stone Saad-Hertl-Olofsson Howden-Karlsson-Smith Pearson-Roy-Kolesar McNabb-Theodore Hanifin-Whitecloud Hague-Korczak The Golden Knights are back in action on Thursday for Game 2. Stay updated with the most interesting Golden Knights stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favourites on Google News to never miss a story.
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Golden Knights vs. Oilers April 1: Injured players, inactives, latest updates
Golden Knights vs. Oilers April 1: Injured players, inactives, latest updates Check out the injury report for the Edmonton Oilers (42-26-5), which currently includes seven players listed (including Connor McDavid), as the Oilers ready for their matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights (45-20-8) at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday, April 1 at 10 p.m. ET. Stream NHL games and originals all season long on ESPN+! Golden Knights vs. Oilers game info Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Time: 10 p.m. ET 10 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN+ (Watch on ESPN+ or LIVE on Fubo) ESPN+ (Watch on ESPN+ or LIVE on Fubo) Location: Paradise, Nevada Paradise, Nevada Venue: T-Mobile Arena NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 12:38 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Favorite: Golden Knights (-160) Golden Knights (-160) Underdog: Oilers (+135) Oilers (+135) Total: 6 Golden Knights injury report April 1 Alex Pietrangelo | D (Day-To-Day) Injury: Lower Body Lower Body Games played: 67 67 Stats: 4 goals, 28 assists, 32 points Ilya Samsonov | G (Day-To-Day) Injury: Undisclosed Undisclosed Games played: 28 28 Stats: 645 saves, 16-9-3 record Tomas Hertl | C (Out) Injury: Shoulder Shoulder Games played: 70 70 Stats: 31 goals, 28 assists, 59 points Oilers injury report April 1 Alec Regula | D (Out) Injury: Knee Knee Games played: 0 0 Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points Evander Kane | LW (Out) Injury: Knee Knee Games played: 0 0 Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points Trent Frederic | C (Out) Injury: Lower Body Lower Body Games played: 57 57 Stats: 8 goals, 7 assists, 15 points Stuart Skinner | G (Out) Injury: Head Head Games played: 49 49 Stats: 1149 saves, 24-18-4 record John Klingberg | D (Out) Injury: Lower Body Lower Body Games played: 11 11 Stats: 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points Mattias Ekholm | D (Day-To-Day) Injury: Undisclosed Undisclosed Games played: 64 64 Stats: 9 goals, 24 assists, 33 points Connor McDavid | C (Out) Injury: Lower Body Lower Body Games played: 63 63 Stats: 26 goals, 64 assists, 90 points Watch the NHL on Fubo!
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Canada adds Drew Doughty for 4 Nations Face-Off as injury replacement for Alex Pietrangelo
Canada has added Drew Doughty to its roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off, choosing the veteran defenseman as the injury replacement for Alex Pietrangelo, who withdrew from the tournament. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time Stanley Cup champion recently made his NHL season debut with the Los Angeles Kings after breaking his left ankle in an exhibition game in September. Had he not been injured, Doughty would have been on the initial roster unveiled in December. 'Obviously he's got a ton of experience internationally and then in the NHL on the runs that he's been on with LA,' Canada captain Sidney Crosby said. 'But I think above that too he's pretty versatile back there. He's a guy you can play in any situation, really, so I think just his experience and the fact that he can play in a lot of different situations would be things that he brings.' Crosby's status is now the most pressing issue for Canada, after the Pittsburgh Penguins center was injured in a game earlier this week. Canada opens the tournament Wednesday against Sweden in Montreal, with the first practices for all four teams set for Monday.
