Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores goal, records assist in Game 4 win over Golden Knights

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The Edmonton Oilers bounced back nicely from a bad home loss.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist as the Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 Wednesday night to even their second-round playoff series at two games apiece.

Nick Bjugstad, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm also scored as the Oilers built a four-goal lead in the second period. Connor McDavid had two assists and Stuart Skinner stopped 25 shots.

"We’ve got to follow it up," McDavid said. "Someone’s got to do it two nights in a row. It’s got to be us."

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Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93), Zach Hyman (18), Connor McDavid (97) and Evan Bouchard (2) celebrate a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta.  (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Nicolas Roy scored in the third period for Vegas. Adin Hill stopped 29 shots in his first NHL playoff start after playing minutes in the two previous games of the series.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Friday night at Las Vegas, and Game 6 will be back in Edmonton on Sunday.

"We think when we’re at our best, we are a very tough team to handle," Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. "I’ve seen it so far in two of the four games. The challenge is going to be to put them together back to back and win a game in a tough building."

The Golden Knights took the first game 6-4 and the Oilers the second 5-1 in Las Vegas. Edmonton lost 5-1 at home in Game 3 before earning a split with this win. The Oilers must win on the road at least once to advance to