Brossoit Blanks Oilers as Golden Knights Snag 4-0 Win in Edmonton

Laurent Brossoit made 28 saves on 28 shots for his first shutout as a Golden Knight as Vegas (28-16-3) skated to a 4-0 win against the Edmonton Oilers (23-17-3) on Tuesday night at Rogers Place.

HOW IT WENT DOWN
After the Golden Knights survived an early push from the Oilers, Brett Howden broke the scoreless tie midway through the opening frame with his eighth goal of the season. With Vegas shorthanded late in the frame, Reilly Smith set up William Karlsson for a shorthanded goal as the Golden Knights extended their lead to 2-0 through 20 minutes. Alex Pietrangelo capitalized on a Jonathan Marchessault feed early in the second period to give Vegas a three-goal lead which it carried into the final frame. Reilly Smith added to the lead 14 seconds into the third and Brossoit held off Edmonton's push to secure the 4-0 win.
TOP PERFORMERS
Laurent Brossoit: Brossoit blanked his former team with a 28-save shutout.
Brett Howden: Howden scored for the fourth time in his last four appearances.
William Karlsson: Karlsson notched two points (1G, 1A) for the second game in a row.
Reilly Smith: Smith scored for the second consecutive game and added an assist.
STAT OF THE KNIGHT
With his goal in the second period, Alex Pietrangelo hit the 500-point mark for his NHL career. The defenseman has registered 123 goals and 377 assists in his 844 games of action.
LOOKING AHEAD
Vegas gets right back to work with a matchup against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. PT at Scotiabank Saddledome. Catch the action on AT&T SportsNet and FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.