Golden Knights Take Game 1 with 6-4 Win over Oilers

Ivan Barbashev scored two goals as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 6-4, in Game 1 of their best-of-seven series on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas leads the series, 1-0.

HOW IT WENT DOWN
Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring for Edmonton at 3:56 of the first, but Barbashev answered 40 seconds later to knot the game at 1-1. Michael Amadio and Mark Stone scored to put Vegas ahead before Draisaitl's second of the night brought the Oilers back to within a goal with 10 seconds left in the opening period. After a scoreless second, Draisaitl completed the hat trick with a power-play goal less than two minutes into the final frame. Barbashev answered again just 1:01 later to put Vegas back on top, 4-3. Chandler Stephenson found the back of the net just 50 seconds after Barbashev as the Golden Knights regained the two-goal lead. After Draisaitl potted his fourth goal of the game, Jack Eichel buried an empty-net marker to give the Golden Knights the 6-4 victory.

TOP PERFORMERS
Ivan Barbashev:Barbashev's two-goal performance drove the Vegas offense.

Jack Eichel: Eichel picked up two points with a goal and an assist.

Zach Whitecloud: Whitecloud had a pair of assists for the first multi-point playoff game of his career.

Mark Stone:Stone had at least a point for the fifth game in a row as he had a goal and an assist.

Chandler Stephenson:Stephenson also extended his point streak to five games as he netted the game-winning goal.

Leon Draisaitl: Draisaitl's four-goal night marked the second night in a row in the NHL where a team has lost despite a four-goal effort from one of its players. Joe Pavelski scored four times in Dallas' 5-4 overtime loss to Seattle on Tuesday.

SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1: Golden Knights 6, Oilers 4
Game 2: Saturday, May 6, 4 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena (TNT)
Game 3: Monday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. PT at Rogers Place (ESPN)
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)
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LOOKING AHEAD
Vegas and Edmonton gear up for Game 2 as the teams return to the ice on Saturday at 4 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. Catch the action on TNT, FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 and Deportes Vegas 1460. Limited tickets for Game 2 are available here.