Columbus vs Edmonton Recap - Oilers Win 4-2

Columbus vs Edmonton Recap - Oilers Win 4-2

The Blue Jackets came up short Thursday against the Oilers, falling 4-2.

Edmonton was an underdog by +125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Edmonton got goals from Andrew Cogliano, Sam Gagner, Jordan Eberle, and Taylor Hall in the victory. Gagner opened the scoring at 12:06 of the first period.

Devan Dubnyk stopped 26 of 28 Columbus shots in the victory.

Scottie Upshall and Matt Calvert scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Devan Dubnyk.

Mathieu Garon stopped 23 of 23 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Edmonton went 1-for-5, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 38-28.

Edmonton heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Calgary.