Vegas Golden KnightsGolden Knights16-8-10
3FinalDec 21, 2025
Edmonton OilersOilers18-13-6
4StreamESPN+Scripps Sports
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
VGK+105
EDM−125
Puck line
VGK +1.5−218
EDM −1.5+180
Total O/U
Over 6.5−108
Under 6.5−112
- Puck line: Golden Knights +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).
Recap
The Edmonton Oilers edged the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Dec 21, 2025 to move to 18-13-6.
The Oilers won despite being outshot 31-21. The Oilers scored 2 power-play goals.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| EDM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
W: Ingram · L: Hart
Scoring plays
First Period
- EDMGoal · 9:11Connor McDavid Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (34), Alec Regula (3)0-1
- EDMGoal · 14:37Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Leon Draisaitl (35), Connor McDavid (38)0-2
Second Period
- EDMGoal · 2:22Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (39), Zach Hyman (7)0-3
- EDMGoal · 7:45Zach Hyman Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Darnell Nurse (8), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (20)0-4
- VGKGoal · 12:59Tomas Hertl Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (29), Noah Hanifin (6)1-4
Third Period
- VGKGoal · 3:52Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (12), Noah Hanifin (7)2-4
- VGKGoal · 5:49Mitch Marner Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (13), Noah Hanifin (8)3-4
Team stats
VGKEDM
- Shots
- 31
- 21
- Power Play Goals
- 2
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 53.7
- 46.3
- Hits
- 32
- 24
- Blocked Shots
- 13
- 16
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 10
Top performers
Vegas Golden KnightsEdmonton Oilers
Goals
Tomas Hertl1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins2
Assists
Noah Hanifin3
Connor McDavid2
Points
Tomas Hertl3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins3
Player stats
Golden Knights · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Braeden Bowman RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:33 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 54.2 | 0 |
| Brett Howden C | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 15:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 | 2 |
| Keegan Kolesar RW | 1 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 9:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Cole Reinhardt LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons C | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 11:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.8 | 0 |
| Reilly Smith RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:28 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ben Hutton D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart G | 4 | 21 | 17 | .810 | 57:43 | 0 |
Oilers · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Draisaitl C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64.3 | 2 |
| Adam Henrique C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 2 |
| Zach Hyman LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Janmark C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Max Jones LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lazar C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Andrew Mangiapane LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Connor McDavid C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:46 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:49 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Vasily Podkolzin RW | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jack Roslovic C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matt Savoie C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
Oilers · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bouchard D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Ekholm D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ty Emberson D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Darnell Nurse D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alec Regula D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Spencer Stastney D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Oilers · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Ingram G | 3 | 31 | 28 | .903 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Connor McDavid (EDM)
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM)
- Tomas Hertl (VGK)
Game info
VenueRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance18,347
OfficialsReferee: Gord Dwyer · Referee: Kendrick Nicholson · Linesman: Ryan Daisy · Linesman: Travis Toomey
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