Henrique scores twice as the Oilers
beat the Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 4 of playoff series
[May 13, 2025]
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Adam Henrique had two goals, Stuart
Skinner made 23 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden
Knights 3-0 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their second-round
NHL playoff series.
Evander Kane had a goal and an assist for Edmonton. Connor McDavid
picked up an assist, extending his point streak to eight games.
The Oilers, who bounced back after allowing the winning goal
Saturday night with just 0.4 seconds remaining, need one more win to
advance. Game 5 is on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
“I just think everybody was dialed in (after a) huge disappointment
from Game 3, the way we played and the way it ended,” Oilers coach
Kris Knoblauch said. “They knew they had to step it up tonight.”
Skinner was once again in net for Edmonton after replacing backup
Calvin Pickard, who had rattled off six consecutive wins before
getting injured in Game 2. Skinner, who had a 5.36 goals-against
average coming into the game, improved to 1-3 in the postseason.
“We just put on our work boots and our hard hats and went to work,”
Skinner said. “The way that we’ve competed over a number of games is
pretty incredible. It’s hard to do that and the way that we’ve been
doing it on a consistent basis just shows a lot of pride in this
group.”
Adin Hill made 29 stops for the Golden Knights, who are one loss
from being eliminated.
“Be better, that’s sort of it,” said Golden Knights forward Jack
Eichel, who had his points streak halted at six games. “We go home
and you’re at home, Game 5, win a game and go from there. That’s
really all that matters at this point. Collectively as a group, I
just think it needs to be better, cleaner and with more urgency.”
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Edmonton Oilers' Adam Henrique (19), Jake Walman (96) and Zach Hyman
(18) celebrate after a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during
the first period of Game 4 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff
series in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, May 12, 2025. (Jason Franson/The
Canadian Press via AP)
Edmonton got off to a quick start. Connor Brown
stole a puck behind the net and sent it out front to Henrique in the
slot. He blasted a one-timer past Hill at 1:27 for his second goal
of the playoffs.
The Oilers scored again with 6:57 left in the first. Zach Hyman
wrestled a puck from behind the net to Henrique in front and he
chipped it in, setting off a scrum after Kane bowled over Hill on
the play.
It was Henrique’s first multigoal playoff game since his rookie
season in 2012.
Kane helped close it out when he elected to shoot on a 2-on-1, and
it hit a defender’s skate and deflected in 7:38 into the second. It
was his fourth of the postseason.
The Oilers have won all eight of their Game 4s since 2023.
Vegas forward Reilly Smith pointed out the Golden Knights were down
2-1 to Minnesota in the first round before marching back with three
straight wins to advance.
“I mean, we did it last series," he said, “so we have a lot of faith
in this group and we’ll just take it one at a time.”
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