Evander Kane Showed Oilers Exactly What To Do Against Vegas
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The Edmonton Oilers took a 3-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their playoff series, putting them just one win away from the Western Conference Final. Edmonton will be heading back on the road for Game 5 as they look to close the series out.
Edmonton's Calvin Pickard is expected to miss the remainder of the Western Conference series against the Vegas Golden Knights due to an injury, according to a TSN report Monday, and he was not on the bench later that night,
EDMONTON -- Stuart Skinner will start for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Second Round against the Vegas Golden Knights at Rogers Place on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).
The Edmonton Oilers took a 3-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights, placing themselves just one win away from making the Western Conference Final. Edmonton has its sights on getting back to the Stanley Cup Final after losing in Game 7 last season.
Adam Henrique scored twice to lead the Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, a result that puts Edmonton one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Last season, Skinner had a 14-9 record in the playoffs with a 2.45 GAA, .901 save percentage and one shutout. This season, he was 26-18-4 in 51 games (50 starts) during the regular season with a 2.81 GAA, .896 save percentage and three shutouts.
Kasperi Kapanen came in for Viktor Arvidsson, bringing speed, energy, and physicality. He threw five hits, only one behind Evander Kane, who led the Oilers with six hits. But one performance was more vital to the team's longevity during this playoff run. New Oilers Lines For Pivotal Playoff Game EDMONTON – Let’s get down to business.
According to ESPN, echoing TSN's report, goaltender Calvin Pickard is expected to miss at least one more week after sustaining a lower-body injury in Game 2 last Thursday. “I’m told it’ll probably be at least a week,” TSN's Darren Dreger reported, effectively ruling the veteran netminder out for the remainder of the second-round series.