The Edmonton Oilers (16-12-0) are on the road to take on the Minnesota Wild (14-11-2) at Xcel Energy Center on Monday. Edmonton is playing a second successive game against Minnesota, having defeated the Wild 5-2 on Friday. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins led Edmonton with three points (1G 2A).
Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello were on the scoresheet for Minnesota. Stuart Skinner got the win, saving 42 of 44 shots (.954%). Minnesota is playing the first of four games at home after a 3-0 win over the Canucks on Saturday. Sam Steel, Connor Dewar, and Matt Boldy each scored once for the Wild.
Zuccarello had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Filip Gustavsson had a dominant performance with 35 saves to earn his zeroth shutout of the season.
FACING OFF
Edmonton is averaging 3.64 goals per game for the season, fifth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Wild team that is allowing 3.07 goals a game (16th). Meanwhile, Minnesota has found the net 3.07 times a game on average, 17th in the league, and the Oilers are allowing opponents to score 3.46 goals per game (22nd).
Power play opportunities ought to be plentiful for the Oilers, as the Wild have been penalized 4.81 times a game, fourth-most in the NHL, for an average of 12.89 minutes (first-highest). The visitors are averaging 4.04 penalties (17th) and 8.64 penalty minutes a game (24th).
The Oilers’ 31.68% power play percentage is the best in the league, while the Wild rank 10th with a conversion rate of 25.00%. When it comes to defending power plays, Minnesota has the league’s 16th-ranked PK% at 78.89%, while Edmonton is 27th at 72.22%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 54 points this season, most in the NHL, Connor McDavid is the top skater for the Oilers. He leads the league in both goals (25) and assists (29). In the net, Skinner (9-6-0) is Edmonton’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.81 GAA and a .919% save percentage. Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 34 points (10th in the league). He has 17 goals (7th in the league) and 17 assists. Gustavsson (4-4-1) has the best goals against average for Minnesota at 2.75.
He has a save percentage of .909%. Marc-Andre Fleury (9-7-1) has played the most games in net for the Wild this season. He has a 3.16 GAA and a .892% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Edmonton is 7-5-0 on the road this season. Minnesota is pursuing a fourth successive win at home this season.
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