
Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueDraisaitl sparks Oilers with NHL-leading 21st goal and 3 assists in 7-1 win over Wild

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.
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.
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.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:59 | Zach Hyman Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Leon Draisaitl (19), Connor McDavid (25) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:40 | Kasperi Kapanen Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (20), Vasily Podkolzin (6) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:48 | Frederick Gaudreau Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Brock Faber (12), Marcus Johansson (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:55 | Connor Brown Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Janmark (11), Ty Emberson (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:54 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Leon Draisaitl (21), Evan Bouchard (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:54 | Leon Draisaitl Goal (21) Deflected, assists: Evan Bouchard (16), Vasily Podkolzin (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:55 | Troy Stecher Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Darnell Nurse (9), Connor McDavid (26) |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Kirill Kaprizov, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 30 |
David Jiricek, D | Out | Mar 28 |
Joel Eriksson Ek, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 27 |
Troy Grosenick, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Mattias Ekholm, D | Out | Apr 2 |
Connor McDavid, C | Out | Apr 2 |
Stuart Skinner, G | Out | Apr 2 |
John Klingberg, D | Out | Apr 2 |
Trent Frederic, C | Injured Reserve | Apr 2 |
Game Information
Xcel Energy Center
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,394 | Capacity:

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,394 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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42 | 23 | 93 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 27 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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31 | 38 | 68 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 20 | 106 | 4 |
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49 | 21 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 26 | 94 | 4 |
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41 | 28 | 89 | 7 |
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41 | 28 | 89 | 7 |
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34 | 29 | 80 | 12 |
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27 | 40 | 62 | 8 |
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21 | 44 | 51 | 9 |