Game Preview: Wild at Oilers

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild flew North yesterday, heading to Edmonton to do battle against the Oilers tonight at Rogers Place following a 3-0-1 homestand.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Saturday, January 31st at 9:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Rogers Place (Edmonton, Alberta)
• Stream: FanDuel Sports Network
• Listen: KFAN
• Gamecenter: Wild at Oilers

Wild Record: 31-14-10

Oilers Record: 28-19-8

2025-26 Series Record: 2-0-0

All-Time Wild Record: 65-33-10 (31-16-7 at Edmonton)

Last Time Out

This Season on Wild vs. Oilers

Minnesota won the first meeting, 1-0, in Edmonton (12/3) and the second matchup, 5-2, at Grand Casino Arena (12/20).

LW Matt Boldy (2-0=2), C Nico Sturm (1-1=2), RW Vladimir Tarasenko (1-1=2) and RW Mats Zuccarello (0-2=2) each own two points. G Jesper Wallstedt saved all 33 shots faced to earn the shutout victory for the Wild in the first game. G Filip Gustavsson stopped 28-of-30 shots faced to earn a win in the second meeting.

G Stuart Skinner stopped 23-of-24 shots faced in the game for Edmonton. G Calvin Pickard saved 32-of-36 shots faced in the second game.

Wild Leaders Against Oilers

• RW Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 30 points (9-21=30) in 26 career contests vs. Edmonton
• D Quinn Hughes owns 28 points (5-23=28) in 30 games
• Tarasenko has 25 points (14-11=25) in 32 games
• C Ryan Hartman has 18 points (8-10=18) in 23 games

Oilers Leaders Against Wild

• C Connor McDavid (13-20=33 in 27 games) and C Leon Draisaitl (16-17=33 in 28 games) lead the Oilers with 33 career points each against Minnesota
• C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 32 points (12-20=32) in 41 games
• C Adam Henrique owns 24 points (8-16=24) in 34 games

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On the Mend

Zach Bogosian: lower body (12 games missed)

Jonas Brodin: lower body (eight games missed)

Full Injury Report

Connections

• President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin collected 161 points (79-82=161) and 354 PIM in 211 games with Edmonton in parts of four seasons (1997-01)
• D Jared Spurgeon is from Edmonton
• F Tyler Pitlick was selected by Edmonton in the second round (No. 31 overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft and collected 14 points (11-3=14) in 58 games across parts of three seasons (2013-15, 2016-17) with the club

Fast Facts

• The Wild’s 65 wins and 31 road wins all-time against the Oilers are its most against any team
• The Wild’s 33 victories at Grand Casino are the second-most against any franchise (COL, 35)
• The Wild is 13-4-0 in the last 17 games against the Oilers dating back to 10/22/19
• Minnesota is 37-13-1 (.735) vs. Edmonton since the 2010-11 season, the NHL’s second-best point percentage against the Oilers in that span
• Since the start of the 2010-11 season, Minnesota is 20-5-0 (.800) in 25 games at Edmonton, including an eight-game win streak (2/21/13-1/31/17) – the longest road win streak in team history
• Minnesota has won seven of its last nine games against Edmonton at Grand Casino Arena dating back to 10/22/19
• The Wild won 17 straight games against the Oilers in Saint Paul (2/25/07-10/13/11) - the longest home win streak against an opponent in franchise history

For more information on today's matchup, check out the game notes below.