Carter Hart Stymies Oilers In 5-1 Win, Golden Knights Make It Three Straight Under Tortorella
LAS VEGAS -- Three up, three down. The Golden Knights improved to 3-0 under new coach John Tortorella after an impressive 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers . Brett Howden and Jeremy Lauzon each had a goal and an assist for the Knights, while Colton Sissons, Mark Stone and Rasmus Andersson also scored for Vegas.
Jack Eichel finished with three assists and Ivan Barbashev added two helpers. Goalie Carter Hart was spectacular in stopping 31 of the 32 shots he faced to pick up his second straight win in as many starts. The Knights opened a 3-0 lead by the middle of the second period, on goals from Howden, Sissons and Lauzon, before Evan Bouchard scored with 34 seconds left in the stanza.
Stone and Andersson iced the game with third-period goals. we 4-1 are having a good time š pic. twitter.
com/I6uYa51E1U ā Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) April 5, 2026 With the win, Vegas moved within one point of the Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers, who both have 87 points atop the Pacific Division. KEY MOMENT Howden's goal was the key moment for this one, as the Golden Knights did something they rarely do, and that's take the early lead. Howden was streaking down the left side when he was able to get his stick on a rebound after Jack Eichel entered the zone down the right wall and fired a shot that was saved.
Vegas came into the game with a -20 goal differential in the first period, having been outscored, 79-59. mind if we change it from Rich Flex to Howie Flex???? š®āšØ pic.