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Vegas Golden Knights: Theodore makes history, other takeaways from huge Oilers win

By Andrew Steele-Davis

CALGARY, AB - MARCH 8: Shea Theodore #27 of the Vegas Golden Knights in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 8, 2020 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 8: Shea Theodore #27 of the Vegas Golden Knights in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 8, 2020 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /
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CALGARY, AB – MARCH 8: Shea Theodore #27 of the Vegas Golden Knights in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 8, 2020 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB – MARCH 8: Shea Theodore #27 of the Vegas Golden Knights in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 8, 2020 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /

Shea Theodore came to the rescue again after the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers in a colossal Pacific Division showdown on Monday.

Just a day removed from recording the go-ahead goal in a win over the Calgary Flames, Theodore potted the game-winner in overtime for the Vegas Golden Knights against the Oilers.

Both wins were huge and, as a result, the Golden Knights extended their lead at the top of the Pacific Division to three points with 11 games to go.

The Knights were handed a sizeable boost prior to faceoff at Rogers Place after Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was ruled out because of illness.

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However, despite missing their face of the franchise, Edmonton still landed the first blow of the night after Alex Chiasson set up a screen in-front of Marc-Andre Fleury before redirecting a shot into the net.

Vegas did hit back, though, and it was a tied game at the end of the first period thanks to Nicolas Roy, who deflected a Nate Schmidt slap-shot past Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen.

Both goalies did their bit in the second period to prevent the other team from lighting the lamp, although Ryan Nugent-Hopkins stuck early in the third period to break the tie.

There was still a twist in the tail, however, and the Golden Knights made it a tied game once more after Jonathan Marchessault went top-shelf with a deadly snipe.

Then with 2:13 played in overtime, Marchessault executed the play of the game to shutdown Ethan Bear and strip the puck from the defenseman before dishing a pass to Shea Theodore, who unleashed an absolute bomb past Koskinen for the game winner.

It was a huge and potentially season-defining win for the Vegas Golden Knights, and we had some takeaways from the game…

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