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Nicolas Roy had the lone goal for the Golden
Knights. Adin Hill, who took over in the net in place of injured
Laurent Brossoit, stopped 29 shots in his first career playoff
start.
Game 5 in the best-of-seven series will be played Friday in Las
Vegas.
Bjugstad opened the scoring at the 6:46 mark when he grabbed a
loose puck behind the net and tucked home a wraparound for his
third goal of the playoffs.
Bouchard doubled the lead 52 seconds later on the power play by
blasting a one-timer from the point for his fourth goal of the
playoffs and 13th power-play point, a franchise record for
defenseman. It was Edmonton's sixth power-play goal of the
series and 15th of the playoffs.
Ekholm produced his first goal of the playoffs six minutes
later. He unloaded a slap shot from the left circle to make it a
3-0 affair before the end of the opening frame.
Nugent-Hopkins also scored his first goal of the playoffs when
he slipped into the slot and buried the open chance at 14:45 of
the middle frame.
Roy put the Golden Knights on the board 5:58 into the third
period when he gained a step on the defenders and lifted a
top-corner shot for his first goal of the playoffs, but it was
far too little and far too late.
With the game well out of reach in the final minutes, the bad
blood evident throughout this series came to the forefront. The
animosity intensified after Golden Knights defenseman Alex
Pietrangelo delivered a two-handed slash on Leon Draisaitl's
hand, for which he was given a major penalty and game
misconduct.
Seconds later, Edmonton's Darnell Nurse fought Nicolas Hague.
Nurse was assessed an instigator penalty, which could mean a
suspension.
Oilers forward Mattias Janmark returned to the lineup after
missing the previous two games due to an injury sustained in the
series opener.
--Field Level Media
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