Oilers breeze past Golden Knights 5-1 to tie series at 1-1

The Edmonton Oilers trashed the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 in Game 2 to tie the overall score at 1-1 in second-round playoffs on Saturday night.

Conor McDavid scored 2 goals and had one assists, while Leon Draisaitl also finished the game with a brace. It was Draisaitl 13th goal in the playoffs, only 6 shy of the record 19, held by Philadelphia Reggie Leach in 1976 and Oiler’s Jari Kurri in 1985.

Defenceman Evan Bouchard also scored a power play goal to round off the five-goals rout. Goaltender Stuart Skinner stopped 30 shots.

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Ivan Barbashev scored the sole goal for the Golden Knights and it mattered little as the team from Vegas was already trailing by 5 goals. Goaltender Laurent Brossoit made 26 saves, before being subbed off late in the second half for Adin Hill, who stopped all four of the shots he faced.

Game 3 will be held on Monday at Edmonton as Vegas will be looking to strike back.