Golden Knights Bounce Back with 5-1 Win over Oilers in Game 3

Jack Eichel led the way with three points (1G, 2A) as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 5-1, in Game 3 on Monday night at Rogers Place. Vegas leads the series, 2-1.

HOW IT WENT DOWN
After Warren Foegele got the Oilers on the board early in the first, Jonathan Marchessault scored twice as the Golden Knights carried a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. The second period was all Vegas as Zach Whitecloud, Eichel and Chandler Stephenson all lit the lamp to put the visitors up by four heading into the final frame. Neither side found the back of the net in the third period as the Golden Knights took the 2-1 series lead.

SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1: Golden Knights 6, Oilers 4
Game 2: Oilers 5, Golden Knights 1
Game 3: Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1
Game 4: Wednesday, May 10, 7 p.m. PT at Rogers Place (ESPN)
Game 5: Friday, May 12, (Time TBD) at T-Mobile Arena (TNT)
\Game 6: Sunday, May 14, (Time TBD) at Rogers Place (Broadcast TBD)
\Game 7: Tuesday, May 16, (Time TBD) at T-Mobile Arena (TNT)
*if necessary

TOP PERFORMERS
Jack Eichel:Eichel's three-point night gives him 10 points (5G, 5A) in eight playoff games.

Jonathan Marchessault: Marchessault's pair of goals were his first two tallies of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Adin Hill: Hill made 24 saves on 24 shots after entering the game for Laurent Brossoit after Brossoit went down with an injury.

Zach Whitecloud: Whitecloud buried his first goal of the playoffs.

Chandler Stephenson:Stephenson's goal was his team-leading sixth of the playoffs.

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LOOKING AHEAD
Vegas and Edmonton square off in Game 4 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT at Rogers Place. Tune in on ESPN, FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 and Deportes Vegas 1460. Join the official watch party at the Sandbar at Red Rock Resort and Casino.