Golden Knights vs Oilers Game 5: Do Or Die, Latest Injury Updates; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch

On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights play a must-win Game 5 and will attempt to save their season. They’ll host the Edmonton Oilers at T-Mobile Arena.

The stakes are simple: win, and force a Game 6 in Edmonton. Lose, and they’ll go through the handshake line on home ice.

Puck drop is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. PST.

In Game 4, the Golden Knights came out flat. The Oilers struck less than two minutes into the first period and never took their foot off the gas. No one could solve Stuart Skinner, and the Oilers rolled to a 3-0 victory.

Adin Hill was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate. Hill has a record of 5-5 and an average save percentage of .876 in ten games this postseason.

Stuart Skinner starts in goal for the Oilers. After a 23-save shutout in Game 4, Skinner notched his first win of this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. He has a record of 1-3 and an average save percentage of .857 in four games this postseason.

Brayden McNabb, Alex Pietrangelo, Brandon Saad, and Mark Stone are all game-time decisions.

Golden Knights Lines

Brett Howden–Jack Eichel–Victor Olofsson
Pavel Dorofeyev–Tomáš Hertl–Nic Roy
Ivan Barbashev–William Karlsson–Reilly Smith
Tanner Pearson–Cole Schwindt–Keegan Kolesar

Defense

Brayden McNabb–Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin–Alex Pietrangelo
Nic Hague–Zach Whitecloud

Goaltender: Adin Hill

Projected Oilers Lines

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins–Connor McDavid–Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin–Leon Draisaitl–Kasperi Kapanen
Evander Kane–Adam Henrique–Connor Brown
Mattias Janmark–Trent Frederic–Corey Perry

Defense

Brett Kulak–Evan Bouchard
Jake Walman–John Klingberg
Darnell Nurse–Troy Stetcher

Goaltender: Stuart Skinner

Golden Knights Game Notes

When an NHL team falls behind 3-1 in a series, they advance to the next round just 9.1% of the time.

Per Ken Boehlke of SinBin.vegas, the Golden Knights do NOT expect Mark Stone to play tonight. Brandon Saad, who missed shifts during Game 3, is likely done for the series.

Multiple sources have confirmed to us that VGK are proceeding forward with the expectation that Mark Stone will NOT play tonight.

Both McNabb and Pietrangelo are expected to go.

Brandon Saad is not expected back in this series.

— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) May 14, 2025

The Golden Knights’ depth has been stunted offensively this series. If that doesn’t change tonight, their season will come to an end.

Connor McDavid is on an eight-game point streak this postseason. He has two goals and 13 points over that time frame.

Evander Kane has two goals and four points this series.

The Golden Knights have a Game 5 record of 8-8. The Oilers have a Game 5 record of 26-18; in the last eight years, that record is 6-3.

HOW TO WATCH

TV: ESPN
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340

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