nhl Game Recap
Recap - Canucks Defeat Edmonton 5-2
Tanner Pearson was the difference, potting a pair for Vancouver on Saturday as the Canucks skated off with a 5-2 victory over the Oilers at Rogers Place.
Vancouver was an underdog by +112 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Vancouver got goals from Tanner Pearson(2), Josh Leivo, Loui Eriksson, and Tyler Graovac in the victory. Graovac opened the scoring at 3:31 of the first period.
Jacob Markstrom turned in a 28-save effort for the Canucks.
Zack Kassian, and Connor McDavid scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Jacob Markstrom.
Edmonton got a 33-stop effort from Mike Smith in the loss.
On the power play, Vancouver went 1-for-3, while the Oilers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 38-30.