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Oilers Fall 4-2 Against Colorado - Game Recap
Valeri Nichushkin scored twice to lead the Avalanche over Edmonton 4-2 on Saturday at Rogers Place.
The Avalanche were a -116 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.0.
Colorado got goals from Valeri Nichushkin(2), Mikko Rantanen, and J.T. Compher in the victory. Nichushkin opened the scoring at 16:12 of the first period.
Pavel Francouz stopped 27 of 29 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Ryan McLeod, and Connor McDavid scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Pavel Francouz.
Edmonton got a 39-stop effort from Mike Smith in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-5, while the Oilers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 43-29.