Adin Hill made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
This was Hill’s ninth career shutout. Ivan Barbashev scored for Vegas, netting his fifth goal in the last six games. The win increased the Golden Knights’ lead in the Pacific Division to four points over the Los Angeles Kings, who were idle, and seven points over the Oilers, who are in fifth place.
Stuart Skinner made 15 saves for Edmonton, which saw its three-game win streak come to an end. This was the fourth time the Oilers have been shut out this season.
Vegas had just suffered their worst home loss in team history, a 6-0 defeat to the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday. In contrast, they played a strong game against Edmonton, limiting the Oilers to just three shots on goal and taking a 1-0 lead in the first period on Barbashev’s 13th goal of the season.
The goal came at 10:47 after Leon Draisaitl turned over the puck in his own zone. Barbashev and Jack Eichel then broke out on a two-on-one. Barbashev attempted to pass to Eichel, but Evan Bouchard blocked it. Barbashev quickly regained the puck and fired a wrist shot past Skinner’s five-hole.
The Oilers had only 12 shots through two periods, with their best chance coming at 14:05 in the second period. Bouchard set up Connor Brown with a pass, but Brown’s one-timer missed the net.
Edmonton pulled Skinner for an extra attacker with 2:44 left in the game and fired several shots, but Hill stopped them all. This marked Vegas’ first 1-0 win since October 13, 2022, against the Chicago Blackhawks.
