‘Absolutely bossed’: Vegas hockey world soured by Edmonton Oilers comeback

The Edmonton Oilers again did the improbable, coming from behind to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game One of their divisional final.

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It was Edmonton’s fifth comeback win in a row, having done it four times straight to vaquish the Los Angeles Kings.

Vegas got up 2-0, and all was well in Vegas, but not for long. On social media Vegas fans, commentators and observers had plenty to say as the Oilers scored the next four goals to win it.

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Here are some of the social media highlights:

Vegas Golden Knights UK 🇬🇧 @uk_vgk
ESPN so desperate for the Oilers to win it’s nauseating.

Locked On Vegas commenator Tony Cordasco @TonyDasco
Perry scored lol… VGKs D still a concern

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Vegas hockey site SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
Draisaitl and McDavid get out in space. Corey Perry knows where to go, McDavid got it to him, and the former MVP Perry doesn’t miss those. 2-1 and VGK’s excellent start has been damaged a bit.

Ryan Wallis, Vegas sports commentator @RyanHockeyGuy
Corey Perry nearly gets his second. Once again. He’s dragging the Oilers into the fight.

Pretty good period there for the Golden Knights. Vegas’ top line was excellent. The Oilers got some juice after Perry’s goal. On to the second.

2nd period

SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
Mark Stone’s defensive stick has been eating the Oilers alive so far tonight.

Ryan Wallis, Vegas sports commentator @RyanHockeyGuy
Whitecloud with a monster hit on McDavid in the corner.

SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
Tough shift in the D-zone for the Roy line with Hague and Korczak. Ends with a Roy penalty and now the penalty kill gets their first look against a hot Oilers PP.

Ryan Wallis, Vegas sports commentator @RyanHockeyGuy
Hill tries to rim the puck out. Doesn’t get there. It’s worked to the slot for McDavid. Adin with a massive glove save.

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The Athletic’s Vegas writer Jesse Granger @JesseGranger_
Great PK by the Golden Knights on the Oilers first power play chance of the series. Hill made a couple nice stops.

Hockey writer for Vegas Review-Journal Danny Webster @DannyWebster21
Best penalty killer has been No. 33 in goal. Spectacular period for Hill.

VGK fan BlueTeamBad🏆 @GoldTeamBad
Shots 13-1 EDM so far this period.

VGK fan Karlo @Sumdood88
Come on Vegas, lets get some offense going

Locked on Vegas commentator Chris Gawlik @TDChrisG
The ice has been tilted for most of the period. VGK needs to get out of the period with the lead.

SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
VGK still have a lead for one reason and one reason only: Adin Hill.

VGK fan 𝕸𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖛𝖆𝖑 𝕸𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖈𝖘 ⚔️ 🏆 @MedievalManiacs
We can’t take our foot off the gas. Sitting back is not gonna win this…

VGK fan Karlo @Sumdood88
Hill saved us in that period. I expect more offense from Vegas in the third period… THEY BETTER!!!

3rd period

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VGK fan  Chris Chapman 🏳️‍🌈クリス @Magnum702
Great play by Draisaitl , he absolutely did that on purpose and it’s a tie game at 2

SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
As cheap a goal as you are going to see. Puck bounced up into the air well behind the goal and Draisaitl swats it off Hill and into the goal. It’s 2-2 on a very fortunate one.

The Athletic’s  Jesse Granger @JesseGranger_
Leon Draisaitl knocked the puck out of mid air, off Adin Hill and into the net. That was incredible. 2-2.

VGK fan BlueTeamBad🏆 @GoldTeamBad
We are in no danger of a high danger chance. EDM has locked it down defensively.

VGK fan Hannah Kirkell @h_kirk6
The Oilers are buzzing. The Golden Knights are… the opposite of buzzing.

VGK fan Karlo @Sumdood88
Wake up Vegas.

Vegas Golden Knights UK 🇬🇧 @uk_vgk
Bar the first 10 minutes we’ve been really poor tonight. Absolutely bossed.

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Hockey writer for Vegas Review-Journal Danny Webster @DannyWebster21
Connor Brown barrels over Hill on his way to the net, and the Golden Knights will go back to the power play at 5:58.

SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
VGK get a break on that one as it looked like Howden initiated the contact that forced Brown in. Big chance to regain the lead.

VGK fan vegasfan13 @vegasfan13
Wow bad bad bad penalty call, but we will take it

Ryan Wallis, Vegas sports commentator @RyanHockeyGuy
That’s a massive save by Pickard on Hertl.

Former NHLer jason demers @jasondemers5
Calvin Pickard is the greatest goalie alive !

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Ryan Wallis, Vegas sports commentator @RyanHockeyGuy
Zach Hyman. 3-2 Oilers. Just a shot from the top of the circle off a typical zone entry. Great shot from Hyman.

Locked on Vegas commentator Chris Gawlik @TDChrisG
Hill needs to save that one

Spittin’ Chiclets commenator Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6
What a shot. Shaq Hyman what a snipe. Edmonton just dominating. I said it after the first don’t change a thing. Klingberg with the laser pass up. Gets to Kane what a dish. 3 minutes close it out.

Spittin’ Chiclets commenatorPaul Bissonnette @BizNasty2point0
Connor F*cking Brown. Shot out of a cannon and dances Theodore. 4-2 Oilers and this one’s over. Vegas crowd is stunned. What a comeback.

ESPN commentator Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski
Shea Theodore just got deked out of his skates by Connor.
Brown.

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Locked on Vegas commentator Chris Gawlik @TDChrisG
Full credit to the Oilers, they’ve taken over this game. VGK is scrambling.

Spittin’ Chiclets commenator Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6·
Hit the road Vegas fans. Beat the traffic or go throw some chips around. Just lost home ice advantage have a nice ride home

The Athletic’s Jesse Granger
Cassidy went with 4 forwards and 1 defenseman looking for a goal, and Theodore got burned by Connor Brown for a breakaway. He buries it. 4-2 Edmonton with 1:46 left.

Vegas fan Vegas Golden Knights UK 🇬🇧 @uk_vgk
Series far from over but there’s a mountain to climb now.

SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
Cassidy goes to a single defenseman look after the Oilers goal. It ended up with Connor Brown skating one-on-one at Theodore and the one defenseman didn’t look great as Brown went right around him and likely iced Game 1.

Post-Game

Vegas hockey site SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas

1) The top players basically cancelled each other out as Stone scored twice while McDavid and Draisaitl created a pair. VGK’s depth lines looked like they were thriving in the 1st, but it fell apart in the 2nd and 3rd. Battle of the depth goes to EDM in Game 1.
2) Not good at all to win the special teams battle and lose the game by multiple goals.

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Vegas fan Perperpetual Cynic @NevadaCynic
Terrible sticks
Zero forecheck
Softer than Charmin against a horrible defense

Vegas fan Tyler @blueline2757
Bold strategy of spending 49 minutes our zone after going up 2. Nic Roy sucked, just absolutely poor all around

SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
“They elevated their game and I don’t think we did. They were just better than us.” -Cassidy

Vegas fan Hannity’s Guilty Conscience @FatNixonLost
Oilers are a better team. This series is over. Please, prove me wrong.

Vegas fan CB @VegasCraig14
Starts with horrible passing. Never seen so many passes hit guys in the skate.

Vegas fan KittyTinsleyn @SSSilversmith
Golden Knights are “low energy”!

Vegas fan Harvey Dent | Two Face @HarveyCliDent
Knights should have never given up on Pickard.

Vegas fan Guy.Ye.Ghost @surgical702
Oilers speed was killing us the entire third.

Vegas fan Andy McEldowney @a_mceldowney
Poor player management by GM. Riley (Smith) and (Brandon) Saad aren’t pulling their weight. No replacement of Chandler (Stephenson, who left as UFA for Seattle).

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Vegas fan Chicken Dinner @ChickenDininLV
Bad game. 5 shots on goal for basically 40 minutes is terrible

Vegas fan Robert0110 @Robert03532737
One game. Knights will make adjustments. But I can’t understand why going post to post in the crease has become such an adventure for Hill. He looks like a fish out of water!

Vegas fan Dezavi @dezavi702
Way too soft from (Vegas wingers) Barbashev and Kolesar as well as everyone else. So many chances to finish checks and grind them down yet they eased off instead. Unbelievable

Vegas fan Quintin Kallenberger @Qkbrgr
Hill trying to play centerfielder and Theo (Shea Theodore) essentially chipping that puck to Brown for the 4th cost that game. If that’s Edmontons best then we’ll be fine. One of the boys’ worst performances offensively and they were still in it.

Vegas fan Mike Cooper @CooperMikeLV
Cassidy was out coached. Depth doesn’t matter when you play against Draistial and McDavid.

Vegas fan viva las laura 🍒🎰 @lululaura
playoff hockey really be like: I was having a good day until my team decided I shouldn’t

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Vegas fan Y-VGK Outsider @VGK_Outsider_
Far from ideal start to the series. Lotta series left but you just get the sense that the Oilers are the much better team this time around. It might be a sweep. #VegasBorn

Vegas fan Director Jonathan L. Bowen @DirectorBowen
I think they’ll sweep us. I didn’t see a single thing that made me think otherwise. That’s an absolute garbage performance and every single person looked confused, outplayed, and frankly clueless. A pitiful effort. To blow a 2 goal lead and lose is awful.

Vegas fan BB @bjorn_burt19571
We look slow and lazy out there. i know the second part isn’t the case but thats how it looks. This was my fears from get go with this team heading into the playoffs that urgency and playing heavy is not there. BTW what’s up with everyone blowing tires every shift out there!

Vegas fan Scott Brunner @scottjbrunner
Fans who have the mindset that VGK are going to get swept after losing Game 1 are so frustrating. Thank goodness the team doesn’t have the mindset of those fans

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Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights
Vegas player Mark Stone: “Obviously not the outcome we wanted. There were some good parts of the game, some bad parts of the game. We’ll go over it, get ready for Thursday night’s game because it’s going to be a big one for us.”

Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights
Vegas player Brandon Saad: I think we can bounce back. We’re confident in our group, we let that one slip away, which is tough, especially at home. But, for us, I think there’s no panic. It’s just reset and get onto the next.

SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
The whole 4 forward thing after the Oilers goal was a mistake I think. In the end it’s really just Connor Brown dancing around Shea Theodore, which I can’t really blame the coach for, but why is Noah Hanifin on this team if he can’t be put out in that situation? … I thought it was a bit of a panic move as Cassidy was searching for anything to find a goal. To me, just wait for the empty net. They have Calvin Pickard in the goal, it only takes one half-chance to get a goal. Instead, they get going the other way and the game is over before we know it. Frustrating to say the least.

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SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas
This series is far from over. VGK have won from down 0-1 on four separate occasions (WPG, COL, MIN, SJS) and they absolutely can do it again. This one stings, I’m not going to say it doesn’t, and the pressure is really really on for Game 2. But this team won’t roll over and die.

VGK fan Maddux Payne @MadduxP11364
Which goalies are available in free agency to back up hill because we are stuck with hill for now

Locked on Vegas commentator Chris Gawlik @TDChrisG
Full credit to the Oilers. They were unfazed by the early deficit. Pickard was the better of the two goalies, by far. #VegasBorn better wake up. The Oilers are dialed in.

Locked on Vegas commentator Tony Cordasco @TonyDasco
Edmonton is better than the Wild. This series is gonna be tight…

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