Edmonton Oilers Make NHL History in Game 1 Win vs. Golden Knights

Heading into the third period of Tuesday’s Game 1 matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Edmonton Oilers needed a spark.

That came just 57 seconds into the final period in the form of Leon Draisaitl’s fourth goal of the playoffs, which tied the game 2-2 and injected life back into the Oilers bench.

Sixteen minutes later, Zach Hyman scored the game-winner as he skated into the high slot and fired a bullet that zipped past Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill glove-side — the third of four Oilers’ unanswered goals.

Hyman’s goal, his third of the playoffs, also helped Edmonton make some NHL history as it became the first team in NHL history with five consecutive comeback wins in a single postseason.

The Oilers reeled off four straight wins to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs, and they trailed entering the third period in three of them, as they did in Tuesday’s win.