Series highlights: Golden Knights win Game 3 with ease

There was only one game on the schedule last night in the National Hockey League, as the Edmonton Oilers took on the Vegas Golden Knights.

It was game number 3 in the series, so it’s considered a pivotal game in a series, especially since the series we’re interested in was tied 1-1.

Here’s what we saw during Game 3.

1. Golden Knights dominate Oilers to take series lead

After the Oilers’ easy win in Game 2, we expected them to keep up the momentum, especially as the series moved to Edmonton for Games 3 and 4.

However, just the opposite happened, as it was the Golden Knights’ turn to be just as dominant in a 5-1 victory.

After seeing Edmonton take a 1-0 lead, Vegas opened the machine and never looked back.

Derek Ryan centers it, Warren Foegele buries it! 🚨 #StanleyCup

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And this despite having lost the services of their starting goalkeeper, Laurent Brossoit, who appeared to have suffered a significant injury.

Laurent Brossoit has left the game after pushing to his right to try to make a rebound stop#VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/WuzZSC5LCQ

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Laurent Brossoit has suffered an injury after making a save on Connor McDavid and stretching for the rebound. Adin Hill has entered the game for Vegas. pic.twitter.com/DN25lz34eW

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Adin Hill came on in place of Brossoit, and he did very well, turning aside 22 of the Oilers’ 22 shots.

Trailing 1-0, Jonathan Marchessault picked the perfect moment to score his first two playoff goals.

Eichel’s smooth move finds Marchessault and the @GoldenKnights take the lead heading into the second period! ⚔️ #StanleyCup

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The Knights went into the locker room ahead 2-1 after one period, and never looked back.

Jack Eichel added a goal and two assists to reach the 10-point plateau in his playoff career after just eight games.

Playoff Jack Eichel is now up to five goals this postseason! 🙌 #StanleyCup

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Only five active players have collected their first 10 points in fewer games than Eichel.

Jack Eichel (1-2-3) recorded his second three-point outing of the postseason, joining Mark Stone (2 in 2023) and Jonathan Marchessault (2 in 2018) as the only @GoldenKnights players to post two-plus in a #StanleyCup Playoffs year.#NHLStats: https://t.co/dxeOz00q9A pic.twitter.com/nxn7uQ3GfA

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The Oilers seemed to be off their game compared to the second game of the series.

Vegas managed to blank Connor McDavid and especially Leon Draisaitl.

Hats off to Adin Hill, who was perfect in his career playoff debut, replacing Laurent Brossoit.

Anything to really frustrate Oilers fans.

In short, it was a big win for the Golden Knights, who now take a 2-1 series lead.

Overtime

– Here’s yesterday’s result.

The @GoldenKnights held both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl off the score sheet to take a 2-1 series lead on the road. #StanleyCup#NHLStats: https://t.co/dxeOz00q9A pic.twitter.com/E6VZs7rTQM

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– Here are yesterday’s top scorers.