Oilers play the Golden Knights, look for 5th straight win

Posted October 22, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Edmonton Oilers (4-0-0, second in the Pacific) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1-2-0, seventh in the Pacific)

Paradise, Nevada; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Knights -138, Oilers +116; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: Edmonton will try to prolong its four-game win streak with a victory against Vegas.

Vegas went 40-14-2 overall and 21-5-2 at home a season ago. The Golden Knights scored 31 power play goals with a 17.8% success rate on power play opportunities last season.

Edmonton went 35-19-2 overall and 19-7-2 on the road a season ago. The Oilers recorded 315 assists on 183 total goals last season.

The teams square off Friday for the first time this season.

INJURIES: Golden Knights: Mark Stone: day to day (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark: day to day (health protocols).

Oilers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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