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Vancouver Skates Past Edmonton 3-1 - Recap
The Canucks beat Edmonton 3-1 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Casey DeSmith's 32 saves.
Bettors who backed the Canucks were rewarded as -106 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Sam Lafferty, Dakota Joshua, and Pius Suter each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Lafferty opened the scoring for Vancouver.
Casey DeSmith stopped 32 of 33 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Evander Kane scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Casey DeSmith.
Edmonton got a 24-stop effort from Stuart Skinner in the loss.
On the power play, Vancouver went 0-for-2, while the Oilers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 33-27.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act home to face Calgary looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head home to face San Jose.