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Oilers Fall 2-1 Against Vancouver - Game Recap

The Oilers came up short Saturday against the Canucks, falling 2-1.

Vancouver was an underdog by +113 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Vancouver got goals from Tyler Myers, and Bo Horvat in the victory. Horvat opened the scoring at 12:59 of the second period.

Thatcher Demko turned in a 34-save effort for the Canucks.

Leon Draisaitl scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Thatcher Demko.

Mikko Koskinen stopped 26 of 28 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Vancouver scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Edmonton outshot Vancouver 35-28 in the game.

Vancouver looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Senators. The Oilers will aim to get back on the winning track at Calgary.