nhl Game Recap
Oilers Down Minnesota 7-1 - Match Report
The Oilers earned a 7-1 victory over the Wild on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Edmonton won as a -135 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Leon Draisaitl, Kasperi Kapanen, Troy Stecher, Derek Ryan, Zach Hyman, Connor Brown, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored for the Oilers in the victory. Hyman opened the scoring for Edmonton.
Calvin Pickard stopped 29 of 30 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Frederick Gaudreau scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Calvin Pickard.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 26 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Edmonton went 2-for-4, while the Wild were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 34-30.
Edmonton heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.