THIRD PERIOD
0.0: THAT IS IT!!! What an effort to respond by the Edmonton Oilers, who win Game 4 decisively 4-1 to even the series at 2-2. McDavid gets two assists to cross 170 points for the entire season, which has only happened twice in NHL history. Nick Bjugstad scores a big goal, along with Evan Bouchard for his fourth and Mattias Ekholm’s first playoff goal since April of 2018! See you in Vegas on FRI-DAY NIGHT!
24.1: Vegas on full tilt now as Brett Howden sweeps the legs of Stuart Skinner not once, but twice. See yourself out.
49.7: HUUUUUGE tilt between Nicolas Hague and Darnell Nurse! Heavy metal hockey here in the Playoffs!
1:27: Gutless two-handed slash by Alex Pietrangelo on Leon Draisaitl results in a five-minute major for slashing, an ejection and a possible suspension. You’re down three goals in the final minute-and-a-half, there’s no need for it.
2:05: The Vegas net is empty!
5:47: A sloppy Too Many Men penalty for Vegas sends Edmonton back to the power play!
7:05: Yamamoto and Stephenson were just given misconducts. Not sure what for, but they’re out of the game.
9:18: Kolesar gets two minutes for elbowing, delivered against Desharnais. Edmonton’s fourth power play!
14:02: Nicolas Roy roofs one to pull a goal back for Vegas. | EDM 4, VGK 1
20:00: The third period is underway!
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: The Oilers extend their lead that period and lead by four through 40 minutes!
3:32: Vinny Desharnais sends it over the glass for a Delay of Game.
5:14: NUUUUUUUUUUUGE!!! HIS FIRST OF THE PLAYOFFS AND ROGERS PLACE LOSES IT!!! McDavid found him wide open in between the hashmarks to snipe the 4-0 goal low blocker on Hill! | EDM 4, VGK 0
A Nuge playoff goal is something that can actually be so personal 🥲 pic.twitter.com/51F0yUrZHl
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 11, 2023
9:58: Delay of Game: Trapezoid Violation for Stuart Skinner. First time we’ve seen that call all year, but it was outside the zone.
12:03: Zach Hyman interferes with Mark Stone off the faceoff. Two minutes in the box for No. 18.
16:28: William Carrier comes through with the stick and catches Darnell Nurse up high for a high-sticking penalty!
20:00: The second period is underway!
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: That’s the kind of response we needed, up 3-0 after 20 minutes.
1:31: Coincidental roughing penalties to Brett Kulak and Keegan Kolesar.
6:30: EKH-HELLO I’M HOME!!! The Swede goes top shelf with a slapshot from inside the left circle!!! Three-goal game in the first frame! | EDM 3, VGK 0
That’s our vi-KING 👑 pic.twitter.com/uIp8kGx616
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 11, 2023
12:22: BOUCHARD DROPS THE BOMB! UNSTOPPABLE!!! He rips a blast that beats Hill clean on the blocker side for a two-goal Oilers lead and his fourth of the postseason! McDavid and Nuuuuuugent-Hopkins get the helpers. | EDM 2, VGK 0
Bouch blasts it 🚀 pic.twitter.com/kcUeR341uJ
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 11, 2023
12:31: Klim Kostin takes a shot from Shea Theodore with the stick for a slashing penalty!
13:14: BJUGGY ON THE BEAT!!! A great turnover by the duo of Kostin and Bjugstad leads to No. 72 wrapping one around the net and beyond Adin Hill! | EDM 1, VGK 0
“I think I’ll do a wraparound” -Bjuggy pic.twitter.com/wF8cMnHePV
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 11, 2023
15:56: A brilliant kill and a shift in the early momentum brings the Oilers to their first power play. It’s slashing on Connor McDavid by Shea Theodore.
19:36: An early tripping penalty to Ryan McLeod draws boo’s from the crowd. We got to the penalty kill inside the first minute.
20:00: GAME ON IN GAME 4!!! Let’s even this up.
IT’S TIME ⏰ pic.twitter.com/LdFoDycbXR
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 11, 2023
20:00: Warm-ups for Game 3 are underway at Rogers Place.
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Hyman
Kane – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Foegele – McLeod – Ryan
Kostin – Bjugstad – Janmark
Nurse – Ceci
Ekholm – Bouchard
Kulak – Desharnais
Skinner
Campbell
Scratches: Shore, Holloway, Broberg
OILERS TODAY | Pre-Game 4 vs. VGK