LIVE COVERAGE: Oilers vs. Golden Knights

The Edmonton Oilers will face the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night at Rogers Place without Connor McDavid in the lineup.

You can watch the game on Sportsnet at 6:30 p.m. MT or listen live on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630CHED.

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THIRD PERIOD

0.0: PLAY LA BAMBA! The Oilers defeat the Golden Knights 5-1 at Rogers Place on Wednesday night for their sixth straight home win and a huge two points against a Vegas team they could be seeing soon in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Hyman, Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins & McLeod all pick up multi-point games, while Holloway gets a goal in his return to the NHL. The Oilers move eight points ahead of their rivals to increase their foothold on second place in the Pacific, but they have their sights set on chasing down the Canucks for first place over their final five games.

The Oilers are back in action on Friday when they begin a back-to-back against Arizona.

10:03: WRAPAROUND FOR HOLLOWAY! Welcome back to the NHL! Speed is one of the forward's greatest attributes and he's able to pick off a puck that was left behind the net by Adin Hill and quickly wrap it inside the post to put the Oilers back up by four at 5-1 with 10 minutes left. Holloway was summoned back to Edmonton on Tuesday after recording a hat-trick in AHL action with Bakersfield against Calgary on Saturday, but he's got his fourth goal of the NHL season here tonight.

12:10: Vegas gets on the board. The four-goal lead for the Oilers didn't last long after Keegan Kolesar was unlocked for a short-handed breakaway by Noah Hanifin that he buried low glove on Skinner. 4-1.

13:10: NO DOUBT ABOUT DRAISAITL! Office hours for the German are open in his regular right-circle spot on the power play and Nugent-Hopkins makes an appointment to deliver a pass into his wheelhouse for a one-timer that's buried by Draisaitl under the left arm of Hill to make it 4-0. Nuuuuuuuge and Hyman get the assists.

13:37: Two-man advantage! Evan Bouchard is tripped up by Jack Eichel at the Oilers blueline to set up a 5-on-3 for 1:15 of play.

14:22: Brayden McNabb pushes the net off its moorings as the Oilers pressed off a goalmouth scramble – that's two minutes for delay of game! The Oilers go to their second power play looking to put this game against their Pacific rivals away.

20:00: The third period is underway!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: AFTER 2 | Edmonton 3, Vegas 0. Edmonton extends their lead in the middle frame off goals from Ekholm and Hyman.

1:29: Vegas takes the first penalty of the game through Brayden McNabb, who is called for slashing.

5:15: A backhand from Tomas Hertl gets a piece of someone on the way through and rolls up against the left post before Darnell Nurse clears the puck from danger inside the crease. The Oilers have the post to thank this period for keeping Vegas off the scoreboard.

5:48: Skinner has the post to thank for a shot from Mantha that found the iron before he comes up full value for a breakaway save on the winger less than 20 seconds later to keep it 3-0.

11:54: TERRIFIC FOR THREE-NIL! The puck goes into the slot and is one-timed on goal by Nugent-Hopkins, but Hill kicks out the rebound and Hyman is happy to tuck in the rebound for his 53rd goal of the year. With an assist, Nugent-Hopkins is now four points shy of becoming the seventh Oiler in franchise history to reach the 700-point plateau in their career. Draisaitl gets the secondary assist. 3-0 Oilers.

14:22: EKHOLM HAMMERS IT! The Swede drops down from the blueline and takes a cross-ice pass from Ryan McLeod that he wires over the left shoulder of Adin Hill for his 11th goal this season. Corey Perry picks up his second assist of the night as the Oilers take a two-goal lead on the Golden Knights on home ice. 2-0.

20:00: GAME ON!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: AFTER 1 | Edmonton 1, Vegas 0. Cody Ceci's goal off the shinpad of Alec Martinez stands as the only marker of the first period.

2:59: Stuart Skinner makes a terrific save on Jonathan Marchessault, leading to Hyman flicking the puck out of the zone for Draisaitl to chase and the German striking the right post with a quick slap shot.

5:01: Hyman is found by Draisaitl for a chance off the rush, but the winger's shot goes high into the chest protector of Adin Hill.

10:23: KICKED IN FOR CECI'S GOAL! It wasn't pretty, but it doesn't have to be. Cody Ceci puts a puck into the danger area from the right corner before it's redirected in off the leg of Alec Martinez for an own goal to open the scoring. Ceci gets credit for his fourth of the season, with Darnell Nurse and Corey Perry getting the helpers. 1-0 Edmonton.

11:36: The line of Evander Kane, Adam Henrique and Warren Foegele get a chance in Vegas' end before the puck comes down the other way and Stuart Skinner is forced into kicking out a shot from Anthony Mantha. Shots are even 4-4.

20:00: GAME ON!

20:00: Connor McDavid is not on the ice for warm-ups and will be out of the Oilers lineup tonight against Vegas with a lower-body injury. The top line will consist of Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and Hyman while Holloway draws in on the third line with McLeod and Perry.

20:00: The first period is coming up at 6:37 p.m. MT.

PROJECTED LINEUP

Nugent-Hopkins - Draisaitl - Hyman
Kane - Henrique - Foegele
Holloway - McLeod - Perry
Janmark - Carrick - Brown

Nurse - Ceci
Ekholm - Bouchard
Kulak - Desharnais

Skinner
Pickard