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Vancouver Skates Past Edmonton 5-3 - Recap
Brock Boeser was the difference, potting a pair for Vancouver on Wednesday as the Canucks skated off with a 5-3 victory over the Oilers at Rogers Place.
Vancouver won as a +135 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Vancouver got goals from Brock Boeser(2), Bo Horvat, Nils Hoglander, and Adam Gaudette in the victory. Horvat opened the scoring at 15:32 of the first period.
Braden Holtby turned in a 28-save effort for the Canucks.
Kailer Yamamoto, Adam Larsson, and Darnell Nurse scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Braden Holtby.
Edmonton got a 30-stop effort from Mikko Koskinen in the loss.
On the power play, Vancouver went 0-for-2, while the Oilers were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 35-31.