With Theodore serving a slashing minor, Bouchard earned his fourth power-play goal of the playoffs at 7:38 to double the lead. When Klim Kostin missed the net, Bjugstad got the puck behind the goal line and banked a backhand off Hill’s leg at 6:46 of the first period to give the Oilers a 1-0 lead. Vegas' Brett Howden also received a misconduct with 25 seconds remaining.ījugstad, coming off Edmonton’s bench, forced a turnover by Shea Theodore in the offensive zone. Also, the Golden Knights' Nicolas Hague and the Oilers' Darnell Nurse were sent off for fighting, with Nurse also getting an instigator penalty and a misconduct. Vegas' Chandler Stephenson and Jonathan Marchessault were assessed misconducts, along with Edmonton's Kailer Yamamoto and Evander Kane earlier in the period. It came late in a penalty-filled third period, with all the infractions coming in the final 10 minutes. You’d like to see something like that suspended. He comes from over his own head and places it kind of under Leon’s chin. “I mean it’s as intent to injure as you can get. “You’d like to see it reviewed for sure,” McDavid said. McDavid then sought retribution in the corner from Pietrangelo. After Leon Draisaitl shot wide of an empty net, Pietrangelo slashed the Oilers' forward across the arms. Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo took a major and a game misconduct with less than 90 seconds remaining. “It was a great response tonight but we need to replicate that in Game 5,” Nugent-Hopkins said. The Oilers must win on the road at least once to advance to the Western Conference final. Edmonton lost 5-1 at home in Game 3 before earning a split with this win. The Golden Knights took the first game 6-4 and the Oilers the second 5-1 in Las Vegas. The challenge is going to be to put them together back to back and win a game in a tough building.” “I’ve seen it so far in two of the four games. “We think when we’re at our best, we are a very tough team to handle,” Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Friday night at Las Vegas, and Game 6 will be back in Edmonton on Sunday. Adin Hill stopped 29 shots in his first NHL playoff start after playing minutes in the two previous games of the series. RHP Mike Clevinger (2-3, 4.84 ERA) will oppose RHP Brady Singer (2-4, 8.82) in Thursday's series finale.Nicolas Roy scored in the third period for Vegas. White Sox RHP Nick Padilla was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, OF Jake Marisnick's contract was selected from Charlotte, and RHP Alexander Colomé was designated for assignment. White Sox OF Billy Hamilton was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 7 with a left hamstring strain. struck out four times, snapping an eight-game hitting streak. Massey and Vinnie Pasquantino each produced three hits.įour Royals relievers fanned seven over four scoreless innings.Ĭhicago had six hits, all singles. Michael Massey opened the fourth with his first home run of the season and Edward Olivares opened the seventh with his third homer. Pratto's homer, a two-run shot to right, gave Kansas City a 7-1 lead in the fifth. Lynn surrendered seven runs on nine hits two walks, fanning four over five innings. The Royals batted around in the first, collecting six hits, including Pratto's two-out RBI single, grabbing a 4-0 lead while forcing Lance Lynn (1-5) to toss 37 pitches in the inning. Keller finished five innings, allowing one run on three hits and four walks, striking out four to earn his first win since April 12. Gavin Sheets walked to lead off the second and scored on Hanser Alberto's single to left for the White Sox lone run off Keller. Keller (3-3), who leads the majors with 32 walks allowed, got into immediate trouble walking the first two batters he faced, but escaped first-inning damage with a double play and strikeout. Nick Pratto homered and Brad Keller won for the first time in nearly a month as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 9-1 on Wednesday night. Kansas City Royals' Edward Olivares (14) celebrates with Nick Pratto after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of the game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.
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