Edmonton Oilers beaten 5-3 by Wild in Minnesota – Edmonton | 24CA News
The Edmonton Oilers’ three-game profitable streak got here to an finish Thursday evening with a 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
The Oilers scored the one objective of the primary interval when Leon Draisaitl smacked in a power-play one-timer from a pointy angle. Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid had the assists.
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The Wild pulled even on a power-play objective by Joel Eriksson Ek earlier than the second was two minutes outdated.
McDavid recorded his nineteenth a couple of minutes later, ending off a two-on-one with Draisaitl.
Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov tied it with a pleasant transfer in entrance on the facility play.
Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) controls the puck towards Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse (25) in the course of the second interval of an NHL hockey sport Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn.
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Wild ahead Freddie Gaudreau put a backhand over the appropriate shoulder of Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell to present the Wild a 3-2 lead after two.
Minnesota ahead Sam Steel acquired in behind the Oilers’ defence and went to the forehand for his fifth early within the third.
Mats Zuccarello added one other for the Wild on a deflection.
Klim Kostin scored his first objective as an Oiler within the dying seconds.
The Oilers (13-11) will host the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. You can hear dwell protection of the sport on 630 CHED, starting with The Faceoff Show at 3:30 p.m. The precise sport begins at 5 p.m.
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