The Edmonton Oilers came into Game 4 as -125 favourites on the NHL odds and responded with their sharpest effort of the series, shutting out the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday night at Rogers Place. Edmonton now leads the second-round series 3-1, with a chance to close it out Wednesday in Vegas.

Adam Henrique scored twice in the opening period, Stuart Skinner turned in a 23-save shutout to quiet the goaltending questions, and Evander Kane added a goal and an assist. It was a full team rebound after the heartbreak of Game 3, when the Oilers gave up the game-winner with 0.4 seconds left in regulation.

“I just think everybody was dialed in,” said head coach Kris Knoblauch. “Huge disappointment from Game 3… they knew they had to step it up tonight.”

Skinner entered the night with the worst save percentage among playoff starters and a bloated 5.36 GAA — a big reason why the Game 4 total was set at a rare 7.0 goals. But the Oilers’ starter looked composed and confident, earning his first win of the postseason while keeping Vegas off the board entirely. The under hit comfortably.

“We just put on our work boots and our hard hats and went to work,” Skinner said. “The way that we’ve been doing it on a consistent basis just shows a lot of pride in this group.”

Henrique got Edmonton rolling just 1:27 into the game, finishing a setup from Connor Brown in the slot. His second came off a slick feed from Zach Hyman later in the first, marking his first multi-goal playoff game in over a decade — the longest gap between such performances in NHL history.

Kane made it 3-0 midway through the second, burying a shot on a 2-on-1 rush. Connor McDavid picked up the primary assist, extending his playoff point streak to eight games (2G, 11A).

“Evander is a gamer,” Knoblauch said. “The physical play, scoring a big goal, crashing the net, winning puck battles — he’s contributing a lot.”

The Golden Knights had no answers offensively and were outshot 15-5 in the first. Their power play sputtered, and top scorers like Jack Eichel — whose six-game point streak ended — were kept quiet.

“We go home, Game 5, win a game and go from there,” Eichel said post-game. “That’s really all that matters at this point.”