nhl Game Recap
Oilers Down Vegas 6-3 - Match Report
Stuart Skinner made 38 stops Saturday to lead the Oilers over the Golden Knights 6-3 at Rogers Place.
Edmonton was favored by -146 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Edmonton got goals from Corey Perry, Jeff Skinner, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl, Connor Brown, and Zach Hyman in the victory. Nugent-Hopkins opened the scoring at 17:36 of the first period.
Stuart Skinner turned in a 38-save effort for the Oilers.
Vegas got goals from Ivan Barbashev, Victor Olofsson, and Brett Howden in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Adin Hill stopped 28 of 34 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Edmonton went 1-for-2, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 41-34.
Next game, Edmonton takes its act home to face Florida looking for another win. For Vegas, they head on the road to face Minnesota.