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Winnipeg Jets vs Edmonton Oilers Recap - Jets Win 6-5
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 40 of 45 shots fired at him by Edmonton, as the Jets skated to a 6-5 victory Monday at Rogers Place.
Winnipeg was an underdog by +121 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Winnipeg got goals from Mason Appleton, Mathieu Perreault, Nikolaj Ehlers, Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler, and Mark Scheifele in the victory. Scheifele opened the scoring at 6:30 of the first period.
Connor Hellebuyck turned in a 40-save effort for the Jets.
Alex Chiasson(2), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins(2), and Kailer Yamamoto scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Connor Hellebuyck.
Mikko Koskinen stopped 11 of 13 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Winnipeg scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Winnipeg lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 45-24.