EDMONTON, AB - There are big games and there are BIG games -- the Oilers won the latter on Saturday evening against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Edmonton was propelled by goals from Kris Russell, Cody Ceci, Warren Foegele, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to pick up their second consecutive 4-0 victory in front of a packed Rogers Place on Saturday afternoon.
Mike Smith backstopped the Oilers to his second consecutive shutout, allowing Edmonton to extend their Pacific Division lead over Vegas to seven points with six games remaining in the regular season.
With the results still in the balance after two frames, the Oilers had their strongest period of the contest to close out the game with trio of third-period goals, including Nugent-Hopkins' short-handed tally with 4:28 remaining.
GAME RECAP: Oilers 4, Golden Knights 0
Smith and the Oilers pick up their second straight 4-0 shutout victory against the Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon
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VGK@EDM: Russell one-times Kassian's feed short side
VGK@EDM: Foegele lifts puck over Thompson's pad
VGK@EDM: Smith stops 39, records consecutive shutouts
VGK@EDM: Ceci doubles lead 1 minute into 3rd period
POST-RAW | Zack Kassian 04.16.22
POST-RAW | Jay Woodcroft 04.16.22
POST-RAW | Mike Smith 04.16.22