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Avalanche Fall 6-2 Against Edmonton - Game Recap

Edmonton got a pair of goals from Evander Kane as the Oilers skated to a 6-2 victory over Colorado on Friday at Rogers Place.

Edmonton was favored by -135 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Edmonton got goals from Evander Kane(2), Connor McDavid(2), Mattias Ekholm, and Corey Perry in the victory. Perry opened the scoring at 1:52 of the first period.

Stuart Skinner turned in a 21-save effort for the Oilers.

Colorado got goals from Jonathan Drouin, and Ross Colton in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Alexandar Georgiev stopped 40 of 46 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Edmonton went 0-for-5, while the Avalanche were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 46-23.

Edmonton looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Flames. The Avalanche will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Dallas.