EDMONTON— Noah Hanifin scored two goals while Vegas Golden Knights won their first away match of the season, coming from behind to surprise the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 Wednesday.

Jack Eichel scored a goal and two assists and Marc Pierre also scored for the Golden Knights (9-3-1), who have won two in a row and six of their last seven. The Knights entered the game 0-3-1 on the road this year.

Brett Koulak And Zach Hyman responded for the Oilers (6-7-1), who have lost two games in a row despite their captain Connor McDavid returning from injury earlier than expected for the match.

Hill Adin made 27 saves for Vegas, while Stuart Skinner made 31 saves for Edmonton.

Takeaways

Golden Knights: With an assist on the Knights’ second goal, William Karlsson scored at least one point in the five games he played this season (two goals, four assists).

Oilers: McDavid was a surprise starter for the Oilers, returning just nine days after suffering an ankle injury in Columbus and initially expected to miss two to three weeks. The star forward entered the contest with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) during a six-game point streak against the Golden Knights, but was held useless that night .

Key moment

With just 48.4 seconds left, the Golden Knights won a race to the corner and Ivan Barbachev managed to send it to Hanifin, who sent a shot to the glove side that beat Skinner for his second goal of the third period and third of the season.

Key statistic

It was Hyman’s third goal in the last four games after the veteran forward went scoreless in his first 10 games this season following a 54-goal campaign last year. Hyman now has five goals in his last six games against Vegas.

To be continued

Golden Knights: Head to Seattle to face the Kraken on Friday.

Oilers: Travel to Vancouver for a quick one-game trip to take on the Canucks on Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published November 6, 2024.