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Edmonton Oilers vs Columbus Blue Jackets Recap - Blue Jackets Win 5-4
Mathieu Olivier was the difference, potting a pair for Columbus on Thursday as the Blue Jackets skated off with a 5-4 victory over the Oilers at Nationwide Arena.
Columbus was favored by -125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Columbus got goals from Mathieu Olivier(2), Charlie Coyle, Adam Fantilli, and Denton Mateychuk in the victory. Olivier opened the scoring at 15:36 of the first period.
Jet Greaves turned in a 22-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
Leon Draisaitl(2), Vasily Podkolzin, and Matt Savoie scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Jet Greaves.
Calvin Pickard stopped 20 of 25 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-1, while the Oilers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Columbus 26-25 in the game.
Next game, Columbus takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head on the road to face Carolina.