Golden Knights snap Oilers' 16-game win streak

The Vegas Golden Knights edged the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Tuesday night to snap their Pacific Division rival's 16-game winning streak.

The Oilers' run falls one win shy of matching the NHL's all-time record for consecutive victories, set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins. The 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets are the only other team in league history to win 16 straight games.

Edmonton got off to a promising start Tuesday, as superstars Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid connected while shorthanded to open the scoring less than five minutes into the first period. Nicolas Roy equalized late in the frame, and Chandler Stephenson gave Vegas the lead in the third period before William Karlsson's empty-net dagger.

The Oilers outshot the Golden Knights 31-26 and owned a 33-19 advantage in scoring chances at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick, but Vegas goaltender Adin Hill proved up to the task.

Edmonton's streak began on Dec. 21, and Tuesday marked only the third occasion in which the club surrendered three goals in a game. The club is now 26-7-0 with a plus-50 goal differential since Kris Knoblauch took over as head coach in mid-November.

The Oilers' red-hot stretch dug them out of a daunting early-season hole, and they occupy the third spot in the Pacific. Edmonton is seven points back of Vegas for second place with five games in hand.

As it stands, the two clubs would meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Golden Knights eliminated the Oilers in the second round of the 2023 postseason.

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