Preview: Wild at Oilers

Edmonton, AB -- The Minnesota Wild heads up north to face the Edmonton Oilers tonight before facing the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night in back-to-back games.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Friday, February 23 at 8:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Rogers Place (Edmonton, Alberta)
• Watch: Bally Sports North Extra
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM
• Gamecenter: Wild at Oilers

Wild Record: 26-24-6, 58 points, 6th in Central Division

Oilers Record: 33-18-2, 68 points, 3rd in Pacific Division

2023-24 Series Record: 1-1-0

Wild vs. Oilers All-Time Record: 61-31-10 (28-16-7 at Edmonton)

Last Time Out

The Wild fell to the Winnipeg Jets, 6-3, on Tuesday (2/20) at Canada Life Centre. F Marco Rossi (2-0=2) led Minnesota with two goals, one on the power play. F Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2) also had two points and a power-play goal. D Declan Chisholm recorded an assist in his first game against his former team. G Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24-of-29 shots faced (.828 SV%).

The Oilers fell to the Boston Bruins in overtime, 6-5, on Wednesday (2/21) at home. Forwards Warren Foegele (2-0=2), Zach Hyman (1-1=2) and Connor McDavid (0-2=2) and D Cody Ceci all led Edmonton with two points. Forwards Mattias Janmark and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers. G Stuart Skinner made 30-of-36 saves (.833 SV%) in the loss.

Previously on Wild vs. Oilers

Minnesota lost to Edmonton, 4-3, on the road (12/9) to even the season series to one win apiece. F Matt Boldy (1-1=2) and D Brock Faber (0-2=2) paced the Wild with two points each. Forwards Joel Eriksson Ek and Connor Dewar also scored for Minnesota. Fleury made 36-of-40 saves to post a .900 SV%.

F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (0-4=4) led Edmonton in points, followed by D Evan Bouchard (2-1=3). F Leon Draisaitl (1-1=2) and McDavid (1-1=2) each recorded two points. Skinner stopped 17-of-20 shots on goal for an .850 SV%.

Players to Watch

• Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 59 points (24-35=59) this season and owns an active six-game point streak (5-9=14) and has 35 points (16-19=35) and a plus-10 rating in his last 21 games played
• Eriksson Ek leads Minnesota with 12 PPGs and a career-high 28 goals this season and owns an active six-game point streak (7-6=13)
• Boldy has 11 points (4-7=11) in his last seven games
• McDavid (21-64=85) leads the NHL in assists and owns 14 assists in his last 5 games
  • Since Jan. 23, he leads the NHL in scoring with 26 points (5-21=26) in 11 games
• Bouchard (14-39=53) has 53 points in 53 games, is third on Edmonton in assists and points and owns nine points (3-6=9) over his last 5 games
• Draisaitl (27-41=68) is second on the Oilers in scoring and has eight points (3-5=8) in five games

Recent Transactions

The Minnesota Wild signed F Mason Shaw to a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season and assigned F Adam Beckman to Iowa (2/15). 

To view more recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions.

To view Minnesota's full Injury Report, visit wild.com/injury.

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)
• F Pat Maroon recorded 86 points (4937=86) in 154 games in parts of three seasons with the Oilers (2015-18)

Fast Facts

• The Wild’s 28 road wins, 61 wins and 132 points against the Oilers are its most against any team
• Minnesota is 23-9-1 in the last 33 games against Edmonton
• The Wild is 17-5-0 in its last 22 games in Edmonton, including an eight-game win streak (2/21/13-1/31/17) – the longest road win streak in team history

Game Notes

For more information on tonight's faceoff, check out the game notes below.