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Carter Hart made 31 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights tightened the Pacific Division race, beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Saturday night to remain perfect in…<\/p>\n

EDMONTON, Alberta(AP) \u2014 Carter Hart made 31 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights tightened the Pacific Division race, beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Saturday night to remain perfect in John Tortorella’s first three games as coach.<\/p>\n

Vegas moved a point back of Edmonton and Anaheim for the division lead, snapping the Oilers’ season-best, five-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

Brett Howden and Jeremy Lauzon each had a goal and an assist, Colton Sissons, Mark Stone and Rasmus Andersson also scored and Jack Eichel had three assists.<\/p>\n

Evan Bouchard scored for Edmonton, and Connor Ingram made 28 saves.<\/p>\n

Hart was activated off injured reserve<\/a> and backstopped Vegas to a 6-3 home victory over Calgary on Thursday night. He had been out since injuring his left leg Jan. 8 against Columbus.<\/p>\n

Tortorella, who replaced the fired Bruce Cassidy, coached Hart in Philadelphia from 2022-24.<\/p>\n


\nUp next <\/p>\n

Golden Knights: At Vancouver on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Oilers: At Utah on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n

AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/a><\/p>\n

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