The Edmonton Oilers (9-8-0) host the Vegas Golden Knights (14-4-0) at Rogers Place on Saturday. Vegas is coming off a 4-1 win over the Coyotes on Thursday. The Golden Knights committed five penalties in the game, though they held Arizona without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Golden Knights.
Alex Pietrangelo scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Logan Thompson had a great performance with 25 saves (.961%) in the win. Edmonton fell 3-1 to the Kings on Wednesday. Zach Hyman netted the lone goal for the Oilers. Stuart Skinner saved 29 of 31 shots (.935%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Oilers won three of the four games between the teams last season, including a 4-0 victory in their final meeting in April. Four players were on the scoresheet for Edmonton. Mike Smith saved 39 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Vegas is averaging 3.61 goals per game for the season, fifth in the NHL, and they are taking on an Oilers team that is allowing 3.59 goals a game (26th). Meanwhile, Edmonton has found the net 3.53 times a game on average, seventh in the league, and the Golden Knights are holding opponents to 2.39 goals per game (3rd).
The Oilers’ 31.67% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Golden Knights rank 19th with a conversion rate of 20.37%. In terms of defending power plays, Vegas has the league’s 19th-ranked PK% at 77.78%, while Edmonton is 27th at 73.24%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 21 points this season, Jack Eichel is the top skater for the Golden Knights. He is among the league leaders with 10 goals (7th) and has added 11 assists. In the net, Adin Hill (5-1-0) is Vegas’ top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.32 GAA and a .920% save percentage. Thompson (8-3-0) leads the Golden Knights in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.38 and a save percentage of .922%.Connor McDavid leads the Oilers and the league in scoring with 32 points.
He has a league-best 15 goals and 17 assists (4th). Skinner (3-4-0) has the best goals against average for Edmonton at 2.47. He has a save percentage of .932%, fourth-best in the league. Jack Campbell (6-4-0) has played the most games in net for the Oilers this season. He has a 4.27 GAA and a .873% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Vegas has won six in a row away from T-Mobile Arena this season. Edmonton is 4-6-0 at Rogers Place this season.
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