GAME REVIEW
The Oilers never found their footing in a 5–1 loss to the Golden Knights, a game Vegas controlled from the opening shift. Brett Howden’s first‑period strike set the tone, and the second period turned into a slow, methodical separation: Sissons on a backhand, Lauzon off another Eichel feed, and suddenly Edmonton was chasing a structure they couldn’t crack. Bouchard’s late‑period goal offered a flicker, but not a shift in momentum.
Any hope of a push evaporated early in the third when Mark Stone tipped home the 4–1 marker, effectively sealing the night. Vegas owned the details — hits, blocks, puck management — and Edmonton’s power play went silent at 0‑for‑3. By the final horn, the shot clock looked respectable, but the game never felt close. Vegas dictated the geometry; Edmonton spent three periods trying to redraw it.
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SCORE 5-1 VGK FINAL
