Jesse Granger

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 | Jesse Granger

A long time ago, 12-year-old Logan Thompson was battling shooters inside the East Calgary Twin Arenas ice rink. Even at a young age, the competitive streak in the Washington Capitals' star goaltender was evident. Because of that, Thompson was a huge fan of the game of "rebound," which pits the goalie against anywhere between five and seven shooters. The shooters take turns firing pucks from the top of the slot while the others circle the crease hunting for rebounds.

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Jesse Granger

EDMONTON - Reilly Smith feels like he's where he belongs. Saturday night at Rogers Place, after scoring two incredible goals that included a dramatic buzzer-beater to win Game 3 for the Vegas Golden Knights, Smith celebrated with his best friends. In the dressing room, with the team's win song ("I Like It" by Alesso and Nate Smith) blasting, teammates awarded Smith the player of the game by placing a golden chain with the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign around his neck.

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.