NHL Highlights | Golden Knights vs. Oilers – December 21, 2025

NHL Highlights | Golden Knights vs. Oilers – December 21, 2025

The Golden Knights, Brett Hen and Conor McDavid on the opening faceoff. Vegas beaten last night in Calgary by a score of 6-3. Again, they trail 5-1. It was Caspberry Kan’s night to shine. It was finishing off the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round last year. Good save with that blocker off the shot by Marashev. His first game as an Evans are important for him to feel that puck early. hasn’t started the game in eight days. His last outing in the American Hockey League. Bad news, he gave up seven goals. Good news is he won 8-7 in overtime. Here’s Treso. Chris shot Ros almost welcoming himself back right off the hop and a good save by Carter Hart. Both goenders having to be sharp early. Alec Regula back in the lineup after a twoame absence. Rosik wanders down low. reunited with Dry Cidle and Pat Coulson. Mitch Marner soft toss down the left hand side. He’s playing center ice tonight for Vegas. Bruce Cassidy termed last night a disappointment to be kind and once Vegas on the blocks tonight. Another has been solid in the first minute and a half. Terrific chance for Regul. Here’s that shot through his screen. I mean, right through the feet of Echol and Ingram’s first save is not an easy one. He fends that one off the blocker. And you’re right, Regula. Kaden Corsac for the Golden Knights does not get it out. Regula to Conor McDavid who entered the day in a tie for the league leading score. Dujkins to nurse in front. Kipped off the post by Hyman and Carter Hart’s able to come up with it in his last nine. And even on these first couple shifts, you can tell he’s feeling it again. Nurse tries to stuff it inside. McDavid comes up and throws it toward the net. spirited scrap last year when Lison was a member of the national predators. Well, most of the spirit was in 92’s favor. Golden Knights are minus five in terms of goal differential first two periods. Shot coming from Hurdle and that was deflected up on the plexi. However, they’re plus 13 in the third. Hurdle shoots off the post for Hannah and now Hurdle. Hipan gives it up. Martner in tight. dished off. Dorafia trying to go upstairs. That was slotted down. Came back to him. He’ll protect Dorafia trying to center. Broken up by Yanmar. Here’s Mner with 15 seconds on the penalty to Majapati. Stone. Quick shot. Hurdle. Missed the net. Rebound up on the glass. Handled by Hannifan. Sent along by Dorafia. Stone the captain and tight. And Hurdle denied by Ingram. Rebound Hannneathan swung shot Norafia McDavid sent having said that Vegas is right in the Pacific Division Hunt once again. McDavid knocked off bounce gives it up and Dell is one timer stopped by Carter Hart. Good save he got that away pretty quickly. The guy for me too is Carlson for the Vegas Golden Knights. >> He’s just such an important player for this team. in the way he not only plays offensive, but just a shut down matchup guy for Bruce Cast and put him out there against anybody in the league. They miss him as well. Here’s Dis McDavid. It’s tight. Drives through and scores. Point streak contend. GOAL NUMBER 23. ONE NOTHING EDMONSON. McDavid flying right now. It is incredible. He gets ahead of Steve. He is just attacking and once he gets that puck on his stick and makes his mind up and he’s going to drive this puck to the net. Good luck trying to slow him down. I mean, look how he just pumps into high gear. Gets the puck on his and he’s just going to dial it up again and the penalty to try to spot David beat through the defense off and he’s drawn a penalty which will put Edmonson up on the power play. Vegas number 17. Two-minute minor penalty. Hooking. >> You’re not containing them. You’re just hoping right now. One- nothing Evans. New Jan Hopkins. Back to Leon Dryson who hasn’t scored in this last seven. New Hopkins to McDavid. No shot. Tried to slip it down low to Bard to McDavid. Tryle back door. Score. New Hop gets the finish. What a look from Cryle. Power play goal and the Oilers are up the deuce. We’re seeing this a lot this year for Nan Hawkins. He’s had a real knack for getting himself to that spot on time. Look at this back door. Nobody sees him coming and he’s in stealth mode, but he gets himself to the spot. You present that target. Look at that look from Dry Settle. Great job from the work of the camera to agree with a panel Louie. Just a phenomenal opening period setting the table for his team and beaten off the draw by Brett out as we begin the second period. McDavid 25 points in the first. Here’s a little give and go. Dry settle again trying to find new Hopkins. Dry settle mentioned seven game dry spell between goals. N Hopkins dry set redirected on net save made by Hart. Now centers McDavid back door score. That’s two for New Jun Elkins and a three-point night already for Conor McDavid. Three nothing Ev. Special teams have been excellent this season, but this is just too good. Lots of movement, lots of chances for Evon. They just keep funneling pucks to the net. It’s Dre short side follows it up with a little backhand through. This one gets right through onto the stick of Conor McDavid. He freezes everybody. You can see Carter Hart has to extend out. thinks the shot’s coming from busting in. Banged it off the side of the net. Backhander didn’t get there. Try subtle. Three more assists tonight. He’s got 22 points. RILEY SMITH INSIDE THAT glanced off the side of the net. And it can be tough at times to look good on a club like that. Here’s Nan Hopkins breaking out with Nurse. Nurse center back in score four nothing on the doorstep. Shot pass the highman. Guess who this time? It’s Hyman again. Good outlet out of the zone. Threeon two develops with Darnell Nerz on the rush and right here. threads the needle through onto the tape behind him and a great job by him to bring this from the forehand to backhand. Good stop in front by Nan Hopkins. Doesn’t carry through. No goalie. I mean, Louis, you and I haven’t really even had a chance to say hi to him. >> I know. I was just thinking about that before the game. It happens fast, but sometimes in that situation, the focus is there and it’s obviously there. >> Hurdle shoots and scores top left corner. Not much Ingram could do there. That was target practice. And Domage Hurdle gets Vegas on the board with its first goal in four power play opportunities. >> Threw a screen and this is the third one that he’s had on the power play from the slot for Bousard. He tries to go down and block this but in the process probably takes the eyes away a little bit. Credit Hurdle. He picks this corner. He missed one earlier on. Ingram stopped him on another one. And then this one here. He puts this right in the place he had to. It’s a quick spin. But they’re going to need an electrifying third period to come all the way back in this one. >> And I don’t think anywhere in the Oilers DNA sitting back does not work. Here’s a shot to dribble through Abraham. Loose in the blue paint and tugged out of there. >> Decides not to call that one. >> Tip back to Hannifan off the draw. >> Guess we’re subjective in this one tonight. >> Her slides to his left. Can a one-time save rebound score Doraf another power play goal the Golden Knights within 42 Doraf 10 power play goals on the year with his 15th. Yeah, he’s been around it in this one. He’s had some chances. We just saw the shot earlier on that was saved by Engs things up. Hannneathan with the blast. This is a nice backhand to forehand by Doraf. This rebound comes hard to him on the backhand side. He quickly brings it to the forehand and puts it in the open net. Not a whole lot of chance for Ingram on that one. Lifted ahead to Herk and the Mars to Stone. Remember the Orioles finished in third place last year in the Pacific. Marner bounce off a skate right trying to go back door. It’s in 43. Game on. >> And this results in this goal. And it’s Marner once again down deep in this one. This pass attempted to go back door. Goes off a skate. Hurdle spins and just throws this one back into the green. First one denied. He spins on the backhand side and Marner quickly gets to that spot. Tucks it home. They’re going to see right onto the stick. Regul off the right hand side for Matt Seore. Tied up. Right wing boards. Andrew Mupati a shot TO SAVE. REBOUND HARD. STILL loose behind him. He had no idea. That’s the play. Try subtle trying to tie HIM UP. HURDLE WON IT. DORIA THE BACKAND THAT’S BLOCKED and hands on. Conor Ingram HIS DEBUT 28 saves and it’s in four

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and three points on the night, Connor McDavid scored an impressive goal to go with his two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers handled the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3.

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