Daniel Nugent-Bowman

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Daniel Nugent-Bowman

EDMONTON - Evander Kane was always built for this series with the Vegas Golden Knights, and he showed exactly why on Monday. Kane is a unicorn when he's close to full health and engaged in the task at hand. He can combine high-end offensive skill with truculence and fearlessness, all while evoking infuriation from opponents in a way that can be matched by just a handful of his NHL peers.

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Daniel Nugent-Bowman |Jesse Granger

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers landed a haymaker early in Game 4 and never let the Vegas Golden Knights off the mat. Adam Henrique scored twice in what was a brutally physical first period, sparking the Oilers to a dominant 3-0 win to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round series. Edmonton controlled the contest throughout, limited Vegas to only 24 shots and pushed the regular season Pacific Division champs to the brink of elimination.

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Daniel Nugent-Bowman

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers hold a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 on home ice, but it still feels like it's gut-check time. The Oilers' last two performances trended downward after an impressive showing in the series opener, and it's imperative they get back on track immediately. All it takes is one loss in the playoffs to make six straight wins feel like ancient history. But it's more than just that.

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Daniel Nugent-Bowman |Jesse Granger

EDMONTON - Watch the replay of Reilly Smith's last-second, game-winning, series-swinging goal in Game 3. Now, watch it again and again and again. Just the third go-ahead goal scored with less than one second remaining in NHL playoff history, it defies belief for so many reasons. "That was one of the craziest things that I've ever seen in a hockey game," Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nicolas Hague said in the dressing room following the 4-3 win. But first, let us set the stage.

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Daniel Nugent-Bowman |Jesse Granger

EDMONTON - The Golden Knights flipped the script on the NHL's comeback kids Saturday night at Rogers Place. Vegas rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat Edmonton 4-3 for its first win of the second-round series on a buzzer-beating goal by Reilly Smith with 0.4 seconds left in the game. It came after Connor McDavid tied the game for the Oilers with just over three minutes to play.