Bouchard's OT Goal Secures Oilers' Win, Tight Division Race

0:00Evan Bouchard scored a 3-10 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. The Oilers now lead Vegas by two points for second in the Pacific Division, sitting five points behind first place Anaheim. It was a crucial game with big playoff stakes for both teams. Connor McDavid led the way with the goal and two assists, reaching 800 career assists in just 785 games, third fastest. Connor behind only Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. The Oilers captain has 121 points this season, and four goals over his last three games. Rookie Massavoy added a goal for his fourth point in six games on the top line. Zach Hyman also scored, and Connor Ingram stopped 26 shots. Mark Stone snapped his post-Elympics goal drought, with two tallies for Vegas, while Ivan Barbrašev had a goal and an assist. Aiden Hill made 25 saves, but the Golden Knights have now dropped five of their last six. The game got heated early with a first period brawl involving multiple players, leading

1:03to penalties on both sides, and even an injury to a Linesman. These teams have a fierce rivalry, having met in the Western Conference finals the past three years, including Edmonton's five-game win over Vegas. Last playoffs. If standings hold, they could clash again in the first round. Edmonton hosts Anaheim on Saturday, while Vegas welcomes Washington the same day, keeping the pressure on in a tight division race. Thank you for news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey with the story.