This isn’t the first time Evander Kane has been a pain to the Golden Knights, and he has helped bring a physicality to the Edmonton Oilers that has them one game from eliminating Vegas.

Geoff Schwartz drops a few best bets ahead of Wednesday's NBA and NHL playoff action, including Boston to start fast against New York.

The Edmonton Oilers have gone from down 0-2 against the Los Angeles Kings to up 3-1 on the Vegas Golden Knights. Bookmark The Hockey News Edmonton Oilers team site to never miss the latest news , game-day coverage, and more .

Evan Bouchard is a terrifying player who creates terrifying situations — in more ways than one. For opposing teams, he’s one of the league’s scariest players from the back end, a dynamic puck-mover with no fear of jumping into the play with reckless abandon to facilitate offense.

Acquired at the trade deadline from Boston, Brad Marchand has a personal 4-0 record against Toronto in playoff series, and is tied for the third most points against the Leafs in Stanley Cup playoff history; his 33 are tied with Henri Richard, trailing Alex Delvecchio (35) and Gordie Howe (53).

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinals series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday.

Despite an enormous gap between top and bottom performances, Edmonton is on the verge of advancing to Round 3.

Adam Henrique scored twice to lead the Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, a result that puts Edmonton one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.