Reilly Smith’s buzzer striker pushes Golden Knights to beat the Oilers 4-3 in Game 3 – Hockey Writer – Edmonton Oilers

The third game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Edmonton Oilers moved to Rogers Square in Edmonton after the Oilers stole two games in Las Vegas to lead the 2-0 series. On the morning skateboard, Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch announced that Calvin Pickard was daily, so it was the first time Stuart Skinner nodded since his first time against the Los Angeles Kings since Game 2. The only lineup change for the Golden Knights is Pavel Dorofeyev’s replacement for Brandon Saad. However, Mark Stone left the game in the first phase and did not return.

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This seems like an essential game for Las Vegas, and Edmonton hopes to get command with a 3-0 lead. The Golden Knights scored a much-needed victory in the last second goal, defeating the Oilers 4-3 and cutting the series to 2-1. Here is your game review.

Game review

The Oilers opened the series with a 7:19 score in the first stage. Leon Draisaitl won the board battle and found Connor McDavid caught up and passed it up to Corey Perry, who ripped the blocker off his fourth goal in the playoffs. Then, Perry added another in Power Game. Evan Bouchard’s views were redirected to the period by the 39-year-old veteran 11:12.

During this period, the Golden Knights have less than five minutes left to answer. Nicolas Hague’s shot was stopped, but Nicolas Roy pounced on the rebound and buried it. Then, 54 seconds later, Reilly Smith tied for two points. He took a good move, backhanded, and then slid through the five holes of the puck and crossed the oil man’s network. That’s it, the game was tied to the first halftime break, and Vegas had a 9-6 shooting advantage.

Vegas has 2.55 left in the second stage, with a brutal change from Edmonton. Alex Pietrangelo’s stretch pass finds William Karlsson, who gives his work with Noah Hanifin. Hanifin’s return pass was resided by Karlsson under Skinner’s arm. The Golden Knights brought that lead to a second half break and had a 16-13 shooting advantage.

Connor McDavid tied for the match with 3:02 left in the third stage. His shots stood out from the skateboards of defender Brayden McNabb and former goalkeeper Adin Hill.

Smith then won his second game with 0.4 seconds left, winning the Golden Knights. He surpassed Skinner, and the puck deflected from Draisaitl’s stick and entered the net.

Hill stopped 17 of 20 shots with a savings percentage (SV%) in the win, while Skinner stopped 20 of 20 shots in 24, losing with a brutal 0.833 SV%. Game 4 came down from Rogers Place on Monday night.