Koskinen makes 46 saves as Oilers take down Blue Jackets
Mikko Koskinen made 46 saves and Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday to move into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Caleb Jones, Connor McDavid and Riley Sheahan also scored for the Oilers (37-24-8), who have won four of their last five.
Gustav Nyquist replied for the Blue Jackets (32-22-15), who have gone just 2-6-6 in their last 14 games.
Chiasson beat Columbus goalie Joonas Korpisalo from a distance for his 10th of the season three minutes into the game.
Koskinen had to be extremely sharp in Edmonton’s net in the first period as Columbus had a hefty 21-7 edge in shots.
After a scoreless second period and with Columbus controlling the bulk of the play, the Oilers got an insurance marker with 4:31 to play in the third as a point shot from Jones eluded a screened Korpisalo.