Colorado Falls 3-2 to Oilers - Recap
Colorado Falls 3-2 to Oilers - Recap
Martin Gerber made 35 stops Thursday to lead the Oilers over the Avalanche 3-2 at Rexall Place.
Edmonton was an underdog by +115 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.
Edmonton got goals from Gilbert Brule, Andrew Cogliano, and Taylor Hall in the victory. Brule opened the scoring at 1:40 of the first period.
Martin Gerber stopped 35 of 37 Colorado shots in the victory.
Kevin Shattenkirk and Matt Duchene scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Martin Gerber.
Peter Budaj stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Edmonton went 0-for-3, while the Avalanche were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Edmonton 37-24 in the game.
Next game, Edmonton takes its act home to face San Jose looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Minnesota.
