The Edmonton Oilers can clinch their NHL playoff series on Wednesday night, but to do so, they’ll have to beat the Vegas Golden Knights on the road.
Game time from T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, is 9:30 p.m. EDT, and you can watch it on ESPN or live stream it on ESPN+, fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or direcTV Steam (FREE trial and discount).
Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5, in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10, in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN
LIVESTREAM: ESPN+, fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or direcTV Steam (FREE trial and discount).
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:Golden Knights -127, Oilers +107; over/under is 6.5
LAST GAME: Adam Henrique had two goals, Stuart Skinner made 23 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their second-round NHL playoff series.
NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Oilers lead series 3-1
TOP PERFORMERS: Pavel Dorofeyev has 35 goals and 17 assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Leon Draisaitl has 52 goals and 54 assists for the Oilers. Corey Perry has scored five goals with two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Oilers: 7-3-0, averaging 4.2 goals, 7.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
HOW TO WATCH
WHAT: Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, Game 5 of NHL Western Conference best-of-seven playoff series; Oilers lead 3-1WHEN: 9:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 14WHERE: T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NevadaTV: ESPNLIVESTREAM: ESPN+, fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or direcTV Steam (FREE trial and discount)
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A game preview, from The Associated Press
Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner was benched after the first two games in the opening round series against Los Angeles before Calvin Pickard came to rescue before reeling off six consecutive victories.
That included the first two games of this series.
Vegas Golden Knights goalie Adin Hill (33) makes a save against Edmonton Oilers’ Zach Hyman (18) as Golden Knights’ Nicolas Hague (14) defends during the second period of Game 4 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, May 12, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)AP
But with Pickard day to day with a lower-body injury, it’s Skinner’s turn to play hero. He recorded a 23-save shutout on Monday to put the Oilers on the brink of advancing to the Western Conference final.
“Stuart made some big saves, especially early in the game when there were some times Vegas had the opportunity to get back in the game,” Knoblauch said. “He has a lot of pride. He puts pressure on himself to have success, and it was nice to see him get that shutout.”