nhl Game Recap
Edmonton Skates Past Vancouver 4-2 - Recap
The Oilers earned a 4-2 victory over the Canucks on Saturday at Rogers Arena.
Bettors who backed the Oilers were rewarded as -190 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 7.0.
Edmonton got goals from Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid, and Zach Hyman in the victory. McDavid opened the scoring at 1:26 of the first period.
Stuart Skinner turned in a 27-save effort for the Oilers.
J.T. Miller, and Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Stuart Skinner.
Spencer Martin stopped 25 of 28 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Edmonton went 1-for-1, while the Canucks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 29-29.
Edmonton heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.