Oilers on brink of elimination after Game 5 loss to Golden Knights

Jack Eichel scored a goal and had two assists for the Vegas Golden Knights in Friday's 4-3 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series.

Reilly Smith, Mark Stone and Nicolas Hague also scored for Vegas, which scored three times in a span of one minute and 29 seconds in the second period.

Connor McDavid scored twice for the Oilers, who head home to Edmonton needing a win in Sunday's Game 6 to avoid elimination.

If required, a Game 7 would be Tuesday in Las Vegas.

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Zach Hyman scored a goal and had an assist for Edmonton. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and defenceman Evan Bouchard each had two assists

Stuart Skinner was replaced by Jack Campbell after the Golden Knights scored four goals on 23 shots. Skinner was pulled in the second period for the second time in three games.

The Oilers are the last Canadian NHL club in contention for a Stanley Cup this year because the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers.

It's been 30 years since a Canadian club lifted the trophy. The Montreal Canadiens won it in 1993.

Edmonton scored three power-play goals on four chances, while the Knights went 2-for-5 on Friday.

Trailing 2-1, the Golden Knights scored their fastest three playoff goals in their six-year history starting at 14:03 of the second period.

A pair of power-play goals in a 29-second span and an even-strength goal a minute later gave the hosts a 3-2 lead heading into the third.

The <a href="https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GoldenKnights</a> came to play in the second period.