The Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild face off on Monday in an NHL showdown at the Xcel Energy Center. When these two teams faced off on Friday it was the Oilers that secured the 5-2 victory.
The Oilers come into this game with a 16-12-0 record overall and they have gone 7-5-0 at home. The Oilers last game came against the Wild and they scored five goals in that game. It was two goals in the third period that was the difference as they secured the points. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had one goal and two assists. Edmonton is averaging 3.64 goals while their defense is giving up 3.46 goals per game. The offense is ranked 5th in the league, and they need to run up the score in this game. Connor McDavid has scored 25 goals and added 29 assists.
The Wild comes into this game with a 14-11-2 record and they have gone 7-6-1 at home. On Saturday the Wild faced off against the Vancouver Canucks, and they were able to secure the 3-0 victory. Mats Zuccarello had three shots on goal and two assists. The Wild are averaging 3.07 goals while their defense is giving up 3.07 goals per game. The offense is ranked 17th in the league. Kirill Kaprizov has scored 17 goals and added 17 assists so far this season. On Friday the Wild struggled with the defense, and they need better defense in this game.
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