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The Edmonton Oilers (1-3-1, 3 points, 5th Pacific) are off to a very slow start and look to snap out of a two-game losing streak with a victory on Tuesday, but face a tough test when visiting the Minnesota Wild (2-2-1, T-5th Central). Edmonton was defeated by the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night and also lost Connor McDavid for up to two weeks, with an upper body injury. Minnesota has lost two straight after falling to the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Saturday at home and have lost two of three on their home ice this season. Besides playing without McDavid, Edmonton will also be without Brady Stonehouse. Minnesota will play without Matt Boldy, Alex Goligoski and Jared Spurgeon.
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The Edmonton Oilers are struggling at both ends of the ice through the first two weeks of the regular season and will have to play without the reigning NHL MVP Connor McDavid for at least 2 weeks. Edmonton is scoring an average of only 2.60 goals per game. The Oilers have a nice success rate on the power play scoring 30.0% of the time with the man advantage but are suffering with the penalty kill unit, successfully holding opponents scoreless only 71.4% of the time when the Oilers are short-handed. Leon Draisaitl has scored a team best four goals, while McDavid is second with two. McDavid is the leader in assists with six and Draisaitl is second with five. Draisaitl is the overall points leader with nine while the injured McDavid has eight. Edmonton has scored six power play goals in 20 power plays.
Edmonton has a disapp ointing goals against average of 4.00. The Oilers have struggled in goal thus far with both goalies sharing duties appearing in three games each. Jack Campbell is 1-2-0 with a 3.66 goals against average and .902 save percentage, while Stuart Skinner is 0-1-1 with a 4.29 goals against average and .814 save percentage.
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