Oilers Fall 5-3 Against Carolina - Game Recap

Oilers Fall 5-3 Against Carolina - Game Recap

Carolina skated to a 5-3 victory over Edmonton on Wednesday in NHL action at Rexall Place.

Carolina won as a +150 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Carolina got goals from Tuomo Ruutu, Chad LaRose, Patrick Dwyer, Jamie McBain, and Jeff Skinner in the victory. Skinner opened the scoring at 19:22 of the first period.

Cam Ward stopped 22 of 25 Edmonton shots in the victory.

Edmonton got goals from Eric Belanger, Ben Eager, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Edmonton got a 28-stop effort from Devan Dubnyk in the loss.

On the power play, Carolina went 2-for-6, while the Oilers were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 33-25.

Carolina looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Jets. The Oilers will aim to get back on the winning track vs Colorado.