Oilers rally for NHL-record fifth straight time to beat Golden Knights in Game 1
- The Edmonton Oilers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2 against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 on May 6, 2025, in Las Vegas.
- The Oilers capitalized on Vegas missing defenseman Alex Pietrangelo due to illness and Pavel Dorofeyev’s continued absence from injury.
- Mark Stone scored both opening-period goals for Vegas, but Edmonton tied the game early in the third before Zach Hyman’s late go-ahead goal sealed the win.
- The Oilers achieved a new NHL milestone by securing their fifth consecutive playoff win after trailing, outpacing opponents 17-6 in third periods and holding Vegas to only seven shots over the final two periods.
- The victory gave Edmonton a 1-0 series lead and suggests their resilience could heavily influence the outcome of the second-round playoff series.
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No other National Hockey League team had come from behind in five consecutive games to win until the Oilers beat the Golden Knights 4-2 in the second-round series’ opener in Las Vegas.

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LAS VEGAS — The Edmonton Oilers smell a golden opportunity in Las Vegas. The Oilers seek to take a 2-0 playoff series lead from the road back to Edmonton for the first time since 2017.
Leon Draisaitl Makes Everything Easier
Adin Hill had a bad day at the office. As the Edmonton Oilers came back from 0-2 down to take Game 1 in Las Vegas, 4-2, every goal let in by the Golden Knights netminder seemed to leave him in a slapstick position. The first Edmonton tally had Hill spinning like a turtle on his backside. The go-ahead game-winner late in the third period saw him uselessly holding up his glove like he was waving hello to an enemy who'd already sped by him at 160 k…
"A lot of people wrote his career off": Oilers' Zach Hyman, Calvin Pickard, Kris Knoblauch praise John Klingberg's performance in historic comeback win over Knights
Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1 of the second-round series and defenseman John Klingberg played a big role in it.
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