Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves as the Golden Knights blanked the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 in Nevada Wednesday night.
It’s the fourth time this season the Oilers have been shut out. They fall four points behind Vegas for first in the NHL’s Pacific Division.
The Oilers had the majority of the scoring chances in the first period but found themselves down 1-0 after 20 minutes.
The Knights’ Max Pacioretty fired a shot from the right wing and beat Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen short side for his 30th goal of the season.
“I really liked our first period, we had lots of chance,” said Connor McDavid. “They’re a good team, they’re feeling it right now.”
The game changed in the second, with the Golden Knights taking over, outshooting the Oilers 16-5. Koskinen made several good saves to keep the Oilers in it.
The Golden Knights’ Nick Cousins flipped in a puck from in front on a Vegas power play just before the six-minute mark of the third.
Vegas’ Shea Theodore blasted a point shot past Koskinen to make it 3-0.
LISTEN BELOW: Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl speaks following a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights
“Other than the second period, I thought we played a solid game. We created chances, but nights like that, they happen once in a while,” said Leon Draisaitl, who finished the night with an even rating over 21:15 of ice time. “We’ve probably won a lot of games this year where we created a lot less than tonight.”
The injury bug did the bite the Oilers in this one, as the recently acquired Andreas Athanasiou left the game in the third with a lower body injury.
LISTEN BELOW: Oilers coach Dave Tippett speaks following Edmonton’s 3-0 loss to Vegas
“He’s got a lower body injury,” said head coach Dave Tippett. “It’s not too serious, I’m hoping not, anyway.”
The Oilers (33-23-8) will host Winnipeg on Saturday.
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– with files from David Boles
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