The Edmonton Oilers (15-12-0) welcome the Minnesota Wild (13-10-2) at Rogers Place on Friday. Minnesota is coming off a high-scoring 5-3 loss against the Flames on Wednesday, ending a four-game winning streak. The Wild committed six penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals.
Mason Shaw, Jon Merrill, and Kirill Kaprizov each scored once for the Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury only had 22 saves on 26 shots against (.846%) in the loss.
Edmonton is playing their last of four games at home after an exciting 8-2 win over the Coyotes on Wednesday. Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins both scored twice for the Oilers. Stuart Skinner stopped only 16 of 18 shots (.888%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Wild won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-3 victory on December 1, their seventh straight win against Edmonton. Kaprizov led Minnesota with three points (1G 2A). Leon Draisaitl and McDavid each had two points (1G 1A) to lead Edmonton. Fleury got the win despite saving only 18 of 21 shots (.857%).
FACING OFF
Minnesota is averaging 3.12 goals per game for the season, 17th in the NHL, and they are taking on an Oilers team that is allowing 3.52 goals a game (22nd). Meanwhile, Edmonton has found the net 3.59 times a game on average, sixth in the league, and the Wild are allowing opponents to score 3.12 goals per game (17th).
Expect several power play opportunities for the Oilers, as the Wild are averaging 4.92 penalties per game, third-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 13.24 penalty minutes a game ranks first-highest. The home team has been penalized 4.00 times a game (17th) for an average of 8.59 minutes (22nd).
The Oilers’ 30.61% power play percentage is the best in the league, while the Wild rank 11th with a conversion rate of 24.69%. When it comes to defending power plays, Minnesota has the league’s 11th-ranked PK% at 79.76%, while Edmonton is 27th at 71.84%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 33 points this season, Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He is among the league leaders with 17 goals (6th) and has added 16 assists. In the net, Filip Gustavsson (4-4-1) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.75 GAA and a .909% save percentage. Fleury (9-5-1) leads the Wild in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 3.04 and a save percentage of .895%.McDavid leads the Oilers and the league in scoring with 52 points. He has a league-best 28 assists and 24 goals (2nd) in 27 games. Skinner (7-6-0) has the best goals against average for Edmonton at 2.93. He has a save percentage of .916%.
HOME AND AWAY
Minnesota is 6-4-1 away from home this season. Edmonton is 8-7-0 at home this season.
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