Edmonton’s win streak ends 1 shy of tying league record

Chandler Stephenson notched the go-ahead goal, Adin Hill made 30 saves, and the Vegas Golden Knights ended the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-match winning streak with a 3-1 triumph.

Oilers tried to tie the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest National Hockey League win streak.

The Oilers just lost their first game since Dec 19, losing 3-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Edmonton was one win away from matching the NHL win streak record (17). pic.twitter.com/ssbGTxY9qR

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Instead, with the match tied 1-1 after 2 periods, Stephenson received a pass from Jonathan Marchessault and hit to beat Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner to put Vegas in front by a goal with less than 2 minutes on the clock in the 3^rd period.

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From there, Adin kept his team’s lead spectacularly, with the supporters helping the Golen Knights from the stands until the end.

“We’re disappointed that we lost tonight. It’s been a while since we’ve done that. You forget sometimes how much you hate losing.”

Oilers captain Connor McDavid on Edmonton having their 16-game winning streak snapped with a loss to Vegas tonight. pic.twitter.com/XD5fJgQpA3

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“I loved a lot of the parts of how we played,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who notched in the defeat, admitted. “I believe it was a similar type of game that we’ve played throughout the winning period. We didn’t find a way to triumph. Their goaltender had an impressive match, and saved phenomenal shots.”