The Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers meet in NHL action from Rogers Place on Friday night. Two teams that have been finding their groove in the last couple of weeks, who comes out on top? Let’s dive in and give a Wild vs. Oilers Prediction.

Minnesota Wild Team Preview

The Minnesota Wild come into this one looking to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Vancouver last time out. Mats Zuccarello has a team-high 27 points including a team-high 21 assists while Joel Eriksson Ek has 19 points with a team-high 12 goals and 7 assists. Kirill Kaprizov’s added 23 points of his own with 15 assists and Marco Rossi has 15 points with 8 goals and 7 assists. Filip Gustavsson has posted a 5-7-2 record with a 3.26 GAA and an .894 save percentage while Marc-Andre Fleury is 4-4-2 with a 3.21 GAA and an .884 save percentage this season. Minnesota is 7th in the Central Division with 22 points, five behind the St. Louis Blues.

Minnesota Wild Team Facts

• The Wild have won nine of their last 10 games against the Oilers.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last nine games as underdogs on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in eight of the Wild’s last nine night games at Rogers Place.
• The Wild have won the first period in four of their last five games.

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Edmonton Oilers Team Preview

The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to add to their current five-game win streak after a 6-1 win over Winnipeg last time out. Connor McDavid leads the Oilers in scoring with 32 points including a team-high 24 assists while Leon Draisaitl has 29 points with 10 goals and 19 assists. Zach Hyman has 26 points with a team-high 15 goals while Evan Bouchard has 24 points with 5 goals and 19 assists as well. Evander Kane has 20 points with 11 goals and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 19 points with 14 assists this season. Jack Campbell has gone 1-4 with a 4.50 GAA and an .873 save percentage in goal for Edmonton while Stuart Skinner is 9-7-1 with a 3.03 GAA and an .889 save percentage this season.

Edmonton Oilers Team Facts

• The Oilers have lost each of their last six night games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The home team has won the first period in each of the Oilers’ last four games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Oilers’ last 10 games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Edmonton Oilers ranks 5th in the league in power play percentage this season (26.25%).
• The Edmonton Oilers ranks 7th in the league for goals per game this season (3.43).
• The Minnesota Wild ranks 31st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (71.76%).
• The Minnesota Wild ranks 25th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.42).

Wild vs. Oilers Prediction

I’m rocking with the Oilers here. I get it, the Wild have been rolling along, but the Oilers are still hot and Minnesota’s streak ended with a thud on Thursday. This seems like as good of a time as any for Edmonton to snap their skid against the Wild which has been for the better part of the last few years with Minny winning 9 of the last 10 meetings. Give me the hotter team in the Oilers in this one.