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Recap - Oilers Defeat Arizona 4-3

Edmonton earned a 4-3 victory over Arizona on Sunday, but needed a shootout to do it at Gila River Arena.

Edmonton was an underdog by +109 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Edmonton got goals from Markus Granlund, Alex Chiasson, and James Neal in the victory. Neal opened the scoring at 2:05 of the first period.

Mikko Koskinen turned in a 26-save effort for the Oilers.

Arizona got goals from Carl Soderberg, Christian Fischer, and Vinnie Hinostroza in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 of 36 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Edmonton scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Arizona went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Edmonton outshot Arizona 36-29 in the game.

Edmonton heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.