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Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers Recap - Oilers Win 5-3

Edmonton got 3 goals from Connor McDavid en route to a 5-3 victory over Vancouver on Wednesday at Rogers Place.

The Oilers were a -178 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Connor McDavid(3), Leon Draisaitl, and Darnell Nurse each scored for the Oilers in the victory. Draisaitl opened the scoring for Edmonton.

Jack Campbell turned in a 33-save effort for the Oilers.

Vancouver got goals from Andrei Kuzmenko, Elias Pettersson, and J.T. Miller in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Thatcher Demko stopped 20 of 24 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Edmonton went 3-for-4, while the Canucks were 1-for-8 with the man advantage.

Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 36-25.

Edmonton heads into a battle against the Flames. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.