NHL Playoff Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 5/12/2025

Vegas Golden Knights (5-3-1) at Edmonton Oilers (6-3-0)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Monday, May 12
Time: 9:30 PM EST
TV: TNT/MAX/truTV/TVAS/CBC/Sportsnet
Radio:
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM/1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vegas +1.5 ML +105
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -125
O/U 6.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights got back in the series with a win in game three behind a last second goal from Reilly Smith, now they’ll look to even things up before returning home. head on the road down 2-0. They are averaging 3.1 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game. Adin Hill, is posting a 3.14 goals-against average and an .872 save percentage. In game three he stopped 17 of the 20 shots he faced.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers have now won six straight in the playoffs. They return home with a 2-0 series lead. Edmonton is averaging 4.3 goals per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game in the Playoffs. Stuart Skinner got the start in game three as Calvin Pickard was out. Skinner is posting a 5.36 goals-against average and an .817 save percentage. Pickard is posting a 2.84 goals-against average, and a .888 save percentage. Skinner stopped 20 of the 24 shots he faced in game three.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

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

McNabb-Theodore
Hanifin-Whitecloud
Hague-Pietrangelo

Hill
Schmid

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Nurse-Bouchard
Walman-Klingberg
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner
Rodrigue

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Reilly Smith this season had 40 points on 13 goals and 27 assists, 11 of those points have come with the Golden Knights after he was traded from the Rangers. Smith has three goals and eight assists with Vegas. He has three goals and an assist in the playoffs. He was held pointless in two games against Edmonton in the regular season.  

Edmonton Oilers

Corey Perry this season had 30 points on 19 goals and 11 assists. He has five goals and an assist in the playoffs. In four games against Edmonton in the regular season he scored one goal.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

F Brandon Saad – DTD
F Mark Stone – DTD

Edmonton Oilers

D Alec Regula – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – IR
D Troy Stecher – Out
G Calvin Pickard – DTD

Next Game:

Game 5: Wednesday, May 14 at T-Mobile Arena

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