Nugent-Hopkins ends playoff goal drought in Oilers' 4-1 win over Golden Knights
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Squaring their playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights and recovering from a bad home game were the Edmonton Oilers' priorities Wednesday.
Squaring their playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights and recovering from a bad home game were the Edmonton Oilers' priorities Wednesday.
A 4-1 win to even the best-of-seven Pacific Division final at two wins apiece achieved, Oilers captain Connor McDavid says his team must now string wins together for the first time in this series to take it.
"We've got to follow it up," McDavid said. "Someone's got to do it two nights in a row. It's got to be us."
The second-round series is now a best-of-three with Vegas wielding home-ice advantage.
Game 5 is Friday in Las Vegas and Game 6 back in Edmonton on Sunday.
If required, a Game 7 would be Tuesday back in Vegas.
"We think when we're at our best, we are a very tough team to handle," Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft said. "I've seen it so far in two of the four games.
