EDMONTON, AB - It was just one of those plays for Warren Foegele where everything went right.
With the Oilers up on the Vegas Golden Knights by a pair of goals in the third period of Saturday's shutout victory, the 26-year-old rapidly pursued a pass up to the point just over five minutes into the final frame before intercepting the ensuing feed from defenceman Alec Martinez and taking off up ice.
"I think I'm just trying to prevent the pass," Foegele said. "I don't want that other defenceman to beat me because that's my guy, so first instinct is to stop the play. I got a fortunate bounce and the wheels went off there."
Foegele had all the speed he needed to look off his trailing linemate Derek Ryan, burn the Vegas blueliner wide, and fly up the ice uncontested to tuck home his 12th of the season with a backhand over the left pad of Logan Thompson.
"I've had a few that go in and a few that don't go in, so it was nice that one went in," he added. "I read the play and just had so much speed that I kind of just went in alone."
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The Oilers forward is enjoying a strong stretch of production with three goals in five games on a line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Derek Ryan
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