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Michael Amadio and Chandler Stephenson also
scored and Zach Whitecloud added two assists for Vegas, which
won its fifth straight playoff game. Laurent Brossoit made 24
saves.
Draisaitl, who has 11 goals in seven playoff games, became the
first Oilers player to score four goals in a playoff game since
Hall of Famer Jari Kurri against Los Angeles on April 9, 1987.
Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm
each had two assists and Stuart Skinner finished with 27 saves
for Edmonton, which suffered its first regulation loss since a
7-4 setback at Toronto on March 11.
Edmonton jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 3:56 mark of the first
period when Draisaitl one-timed a McDavid pass from the right
circle past Brossoit's glove side for the Oilers' 10th
power-play goal in 17 attempts in the playoffs.
But Vegas tied it just 40 seconds later on a spinning wrist shot
in the slot by Barbashev during a scramble in front of the net.
The Golden Knights then took a 2-1 lead midway through the
period on Amadio's second goal of the playoffs off a crossing
pass from William Karlsson.
Vegas extended its lead to 3-1 at the 18:23 mark on a power-play
goal by Stone, who deflected Reilly Smith's shot from the right
point past Skinner's blocker side for his fourth playoff goal.
Edmonton cut it to 3-2 with 11 seconds left in the period when
Draisaitl banked a shot from below the left goal line off the
back of Brossoit and into the net.
The Oilers tied it at the 1:35 mark of the third period on
another power-play goal by Draisaitl, who slapped in a rebound
of a Hyman shot into an open right side of the net.
But Vegas quickly answered with two goals in 50 seconds to go
back in front, 5-3. Barbashev got the first when he deflected a
Whitecloud point shot inside the left post. Stephenson followed
with what would prove to be the game-winner on a one-timer from
the right circle off a Stone pass.
Draisaitl cut it to 5-4 at the 8:33 mark when he one-timed a
shot off a McDavid pass from the right circle past Brossoit's
blocker side.
Edmonton, which drew a too many men on the ice penalty with 1:03
remaining while attempting to pull Skinner for an extra
attacker, still pulled Skinner a few seconds later and Eichel
sealed the win with an empty netter with 34 seconds to go.
--Field Level Media
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