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Jets Fall 2-1 Against Edmonton - Game Recap

Edmonton earned a 2-1 victory over Winnipeg on Thursday, but needed a shootout to do it at Rogers Place.

Edmonton was favored by -148 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Edmonton got a goal from Connor McDavid in the victory. McDavid opened the scoring at 14:25 of the third period.

Stuart Skinner turned in a 46-save effort for the Oilers.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, finding the net behind Stuart Skinner.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 31 of 32 shots for the Jets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Edmonton went 0-for-2, while the Jets were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Winnipeg by a margin of 47-32.

Next game, Edmonton takes its act home to face Chicago looking for another win. For Winnipeg, they head on the road to face Vancouver.