Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights

Barbashev's goal and Hill's 28 saves lead Golden Knights to 1-0 win over Oilers

Leon Draisaitl's backward pass went right to Barbashev to initiate the breakaway. He attempted to pass to teammate Jack Eichel on a two-on-one rush when the puck bounced off Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard right back to Barbashev, who then scored.

Hill recorded his second shutout this season and the ninth of his career. He is 5-0-1 over his past six starts, and the Golden Knights are 5-1-1 over their last seven.

Stuart Skinner stopped 15 shots for the Oilers, who were shut out for the fourth time this season.

Takeaways Oilers: Edmonton had its opportunities in the second period with seven high-danger chances, according to Natural Stat Trick, and nine shots on goal.

Golden Knights: Vegas spent the third period trying to hang on as the Oilers dominated puck possession. The Golden Knights were outshot 16-2 in the period, but their defense shined and limited Edmonton to three high-danger chances.

Key moment The Oilers had a 6-on-5 advantage in the final two minutes when Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a chance to tie the game. But his rebound shot went off Hill's right leg with 1:25 left.

Key stat 8 — The number of combined shots on goal in the first period. That's the second-lowest total of combined shots in a first period and tied for the second fewest of any period this season.

Up next The Oilers host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, and the Golden Knights are at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.

VGK leads series 2-0