SECOND PERIOD

There’s some of that puck luck the Oilers feel is owed to them in the early games of the regular season.

Edmonton had some good chances in the first 10 minutes of the middle frame on Wednesday, but it was in the second half that two of those chances found their way to the Golden Knights’ goal in unexpected ways, with their eventual nod. goal that needs a little good luck to happen.

Defenseman Brett Kulak was positioned between the marks and looked like he was playing forward when the Stony Plain product deflected Darnell Nurse’s shot into Adin Hill’s far top corner, tying the contest at 1-1 with 7:42 left. the end. period.

About four minutes later, Zach Hyman was the benefactor of a friendly rebound behind the Vegas net that fell after Alex Pietrangelo’s attempt to edge the puck hit a post and fell directly toward him, allowing the winger 32 years old will take advantage of Hill’s opportunity. ignorance to save it at the near post and put the Oilers in a 2-1 lead.

The 20 minutes still included a stellar performance from goalkeeper Stuart Skinner, who again made two fantastic saves against Alexander Holtz after he denied the striker twice in a row earlier in the match.

After the Golden Knights won the puck down low, Tanner Pearson put it in front to give Holtz a chance to slide it around the goalie, but Skinner came down with his left pad to take away the opportunity before losing his stick in the box. . .

That didn’t discourage the Edmonton-born goalie, who then slammed the leather into Holtz when he received a free look from the left circle to draw one of the loudest.!“We’ve heard inside Rogers Place this season by keeping it a one-goal game in favor of the Oilers through two periods.