The Vegas Golden Knights desperately need a win on Saturday night when they hit the road to play the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference playoff series.
Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10, in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5, in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Oilers -119, Golden Knights -101; over/under is 6.5
NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Oilers lead series 2-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers host the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Oilers won the last matchup 5-4 in overtime.
Edmonton’s Calvin Pickard has been a journeyman goalie and Adin Hill — though not considered a Vezina Trophy-type of goaltender — helped lead the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup two years ago.
But through two games, Pickard has had the upper hand.
He was especially critical in Thursday night’s 5-4 overtime victory that put the Oilers two wins from advancing go the Western Conference final.
“It’s not too often after a game where a goalie lets in four goals that you’re raving about how well he played,” Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said. “He stole one for us. If you’re going to have a long run in the playoffs, you’re going to need games once in a while from your goalie to play like that and steal one.”
Pickard was instrumental in helping the Oilers come back from 2-0 down to Los Angeles in the first round and win four consecutive games.
HOW TO WATCH
WHAT: Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, Game 2 of NHL Western Conference playoff series, best of seven; Oilers lead 2-0WHEN: 9 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 10WHERE: Rogers Place, Edmonton, AlbertaTV: TNT/Max/TruTVLIVESTREAM: DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount) or Sling TV (cheapest streaming plans)
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Hill’s postseason has been more uneven.
He began slowly in the first-round series against Minnesota and finished strong. The Golden Knights will need him to again after he gave two soft goals in a three-goal second period in Game 2.
“There’s positions and areas of the game you’ve got to outplay them,” Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. “He’s going to have to do that at some point.”
The Oilers, who trailed 1-0 after one period, have a record six consecutive comeback victories in a single postseason.
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) falls over Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) during overtime of Game 2 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)AP
Vegas has never been swept in its eight-year history and even rallied from 2-0 down in 2021 to beat Colorado in six games, though that series began on the road. The Golden Knights also have been eliminated in five games just twice, including the 2018 Stanley Cup Final against Washington.
The Golden Knights’ 42-game playoff winning streak when scoring at least three goals ended. It was the second longest in NHL history to Montreal’s 52-game streak in 1945-57, according to Sportradar.