Barbashev’s goal and Hill’s 28 saves lead Golden Knights to 1-0 win over Oilers

Ivan Barbashev scored connected a unreserved midway done the 2nd play and Adin Hill made 28 saves arsenic the Vegas Golden Knights unopen retired Edmonton 1-0 connected Tuesday nighttime to extremity the Oilers’ three-game triumph streak.

Leon Draisaitl’s backward walk went close to Barbashev to initiate the breakaway. He attempted to walk to teammate Jack Eichel connected a two-on-one unreserved erstwhile the puck bounced off Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard close backmost to Barbashev, who past scored.

Hill recorded his 2nd shutout this play and the ninth of his career. The Oilers are 5-0-1 successful their past six games, and Hill has started each of them.

Stuart Skinner stopped 15 shots for the Oilers, who were unopen retired for the 4th clip this season.

Takeaways

Oilers: Edmonton had its opportunities successful the 2nd play with 7 high-danger chances, according to Natural Stat Trick, and 9 shots connected goal.

Golden Knights: Vegas spent the 3rd play trying to bent connected arsenic the Oilers dominated puck possession. The Golden Knights were outshot 16-2 successful the period, but their defence shined and constricted Edmonton to 3 high-danger chances.

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Key moment

The Oilers had a 6-on-5 vantage successful the last 2 minutes erstwhile Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a accidental to necktie the game. But his rebound changeable went disconnected Hill with 1:25 left.

Key stat

8 — The fig of combined shots connected extremity successful the archetypal period. That’s the second-lowest full of combined shots successful a archetypal play and tied for the 2nd fewest of immoderate play this season.

Up next

The Oilers host the Columbus Blue Jackets connected Thursday, and the Golden Knights are astatine the Anaheim Ducks connected Wednesday.