Edmonton Oilers (13-10) vs. Minnesota Wild (10-9-2)
December 1, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Wild -154 / Edmonton Oilers +128; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild meet Thursday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. The Edmonton Oilers have won 3 straight games. The Minnesota Wild have split their last 10 games.
The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 29.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor McDavid leads Edmonton with 17 goals, Leon Draisaitl has 20 assists and Zach Hyman has 79 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 73.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jack Campbell has allowed 45 goals on 361 shots faced, and Stuart Skinner has given up 30 goals on 371 shots.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 23.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 13 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 13 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 62 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 82.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 39 goals on 392 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed 20 goals on 232 shots.
The Oilers are 9-3 in their last 12 Thursday games and 5-2 in their last 7 vs. Western Conference. The Wild are 11-4 in their last 15 vs. Pacific and 57-25 in their last 82 home games. The over is 3-1-1 in Oilers last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Wild last 5 overall. The Oilers are 7-26 in the last 33 meetings in Minnesota and 18-47 in the last 65 meetings.
The Edmonton Oilers are on the end of a back to back, and while the Wild have underachieved up to this point, they’re still a very dangerous team at home dating back to last season. The Oilers have also had major issues against the Wild over the years. This feels like a spot where the Wild show up and kind of get back on track with a strong home win.
