nhl Game Recap
Oilers Down Philadelphia 5-2 - Match Report
Edmonton earned a 5-2 victory over Philadelphia behind a 2-goal performance from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on Tuesday at Rogers Place.
Edmonton won as a -178 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Edmonton got goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins(2), Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman, and Leon Draisaitl in the victory. McDavid opened the scoring at 15:55 of the first period.
Stuart Skinner stopped 35 of 37 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Marc Staal, and Travis Konecny scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Stuart Skinner.
Carter Hart stopped 31 of 36 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Edmonton went 1-for-4, while the Flyers were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia outshot Edmonton 37-36 in the game.
Next game, Edmonton takes its act home to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head home to face Columbus.