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Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

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Draisaitl sparks Oilers with NHL-leading 21st goal and 3 assists in 7-1 win over Wild

Troy Stecher's goal gives Oilers 6-1 lead

Zach Hyman, Kasperi Kapanen, Connor Brown, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Troy Stecher and Derek Ryan also scored for the Oilers, who stopped a six-game losing streak at Minnesota that spanned nearly five years.

Calvin Pickard stopped 27 shots for the Oilers, who handed Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson his first loss in six starts. Gustavsson, who took the NHL’s best goals-against average into the game, gave up five goals in two periods before being pulled for Marc-Andre Fleury.

Freddy Gaudreau had a power-play goal for the Wild (19-6-4), who dropped behind Washington (20-6-2) for the league’s best record. Minnesota trails Winnipeg (29-9-1) in the Central Division but has played two fewer games.

Takeaways Oilers: Following a rough start, Edmonton has caught stride behind one of the NHL's most productive skaters, Draisaitl. He has four goals and six assists in his last four games.

Wild: Defenseman Jake Middleton, who entered with a league-best plus-22 rating, departed in the first period with an upper-body injury. Minnesota is missing top-six forwards Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello and another top-four defenseman, Jonas Brodin, to injuries.

Key moment Minnesota's Matt Boldy was whistled for tripping with less than seven minutes elapsed, queueing up the league's 29th-ranked penalty kill.

Five seconds later, Draisaitl one-timed in a feed from co-star Connor McDavid. The goal was later awarded to Hyman, who was pressed against the post to give Draisaitl space but had the puck deflect off his stick shaft. The Wild have yielded 11 power-play goals in 10 games.

Key stat Draisaitl is on pace for 118 points, which would be 10 shy of his career high from the 2022-23 season.

Up next Edmonton hosts Vegas on Saturday, when Minnesota hosts Philadelphia.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:59 Zach Hyman Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Leon Draisaitl (19), Connor McDavid (25)
Goal 1st Period 15:40 Kasperi Kapanen Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (20), Vasily Podkolzin (6)
Goal 1st Period 18:48 Frederick Gaudreau Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Brock Faber (12), Marcus Johansson (9)
Goal 2nd Period 1:55 Connor Brown Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Janmark (11), Ty Emberson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 12:54 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Leon Draisaitl (21), Evan Bouchard (15)
Goal 2nd Period 15:54 Leon Draisaitl Goal (21) Deflected, assists: Evan Bouchard (16), Vasily Podkolzin (7)
Goal 3rd Period 6:55 Troy Stecher Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Darnell Nurse (9), Connor McDavid (26)
Goal 3rd Period 17:26 Derek Ryan Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Darnell Nurse (10), Connor Brown (6)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 14
8 Hits 23
3 Takeaways 3
35 Shots 30
2 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 22
56.0 Faceoff Win Percent 44.0
14 Giveaways 21
4 Total Penalties 5
11 Penalty Minutes 13
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Johansson, LW Day-To-Day Apr 25
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Troy Stecher, D Day-To-Day Apr 24
Mattias Ekholm, D Out Apr 14
Alec Regula, D Injured Reserve Dec 14

Game Information

Xcel Energy Center

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,394 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
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