Oilers 5, Golden Knights 1

Edmonton 4 1 0 — 5 Vegas 0 0 1 — 1

First Period: 1, Edmonton, Draisaitl 12 (Hyman, McDavid), 2:21 (pp). 2, Edmonton, Bouchard 3 (Nugent-Hopkins, Hyman), 7:01 (pp). 3, Edmonton, McDavid 4, 11:11 (sh). 4, Edmonton, Draisaitl 13 (Yamamoto, Hyman), 16:17.

Second Period: 5, Edmonton, McDavid 5 (Nugent-Hopkins, Bouchard), 11:43 (pp).

Third Period: 6, Vegas, Barbashev 4 (Stone), 1:36.

Shots on goal: Edmonton 19-13-4: 36. Vegas 4-13-14: 31.

Power-play opportunities: Edmonton 3 of 6. Vegas 0 of 3.

Goalies: Edmonton, Skinner 4-3-0 (31 shots-30 saves). Vegas, Brossoit 5-2-0 (33-28), Vegas, Hill 0-0-0 (4-4).

A: 18,504 (17,367). T: 2:50.

Referees: Trevor Hanson, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Kiel Murchison.