NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 5/14/2025

Edmonton Oilers (7-3-0) at Vegas Golden Knights (5-4-1)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Wednesday, May 14
Time: 9:30 PM EST
TV: ESPN/TVAS/Sportsnet/CBC
Radio:
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM/1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Edmonton: +1.5 ML +110
Vegas -1.5 ML -130
O/U 6.5

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers have taken complete control and are one win away from their second straight Western Conference Finals appearance. They are averaging 4.2 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game in the Playoffs. Stuart Skinner is posting a 3.95 goals-against average, a .857 save percentage, and a shutout. The shutout came on Monday when he stopped all 23 shots he faced.  Calvin Pickard is not expected back for roughly a week, which sounds like the Conference Finals should Edmonton advance.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights look to keep their season alive tonight after losing 3-0 on Monday. They are averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game. Adin Hill is posting a 3.15 goals-against average and a .876 save percentage. In game four, he stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

Nugent-Hopkins-McDavid-Hyman
Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Kapanen
Kane-Henrique-Brown
Frederic-Janmark-Perry

Kulak-Bouchard
Walman-Klingberg
Nurse-Stecher

Skinner
Rodrigue

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Olofsson-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Howden-Karlsson-Smith
Pearson-Roy-Kolesar

McNabb-Theodore
Hanifin-Pietrangelo
Hague-Whitecloud

Hill
Schmid

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl this season had 106 points on 52 goals and 54 assists. He has 12 points in the playoffs on four goals and eight assists. In four games against Vegas in the regular season, he had two goals and two assists.

Vegas Golden Knights

Mark Stone this season had 67 points on 19 goals and 48 assists. Stone has eight points in the playoffs on four goals and four assists. In three games against Edmonton this season, he scored one goal.

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

D Alec Regula – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – IR
G Calvin Pickard – DTD

Vegas Golden Knights

F Brandon Saad – DTD

Next Game:

Game 6: Friday, May 16 at Rogers Place (If Necessary)

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