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Edmonton Skates Past Ottawa 5-2 - Recap

Connor McDavid scored a pair of goals against the Senators as Edmonton handed Ottawa a 5-2 defeat on Tuesday at Canadian Tire Centre.

Edmonton was an underdog by +107 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Connor McDavid(2), Evan Bouchard, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Leon Draisaitl each scored for the Oilers in the victory. Bouchard opened the scoring for Edmonton.

Stuart Skinner stopped 27 of 29 Ottawa shots in the victory.

Tim Stuetzle, and Josh Norris scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Stuart Skinner.

Linus Ullmark stopped 26 of 31 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Edmonton went 1-for-3, while the Senators were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 31-29.

Edmonton looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Wild. The Senators will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Vegas.