Kailer Yamamoto nets game-winner in Edmonton Oilers’ 5-2 victory over Minnesota Wild – Edmonton | 24CA News
The Edmonton Oilers lastly beat the Minnesota Wild, scoring a 5-2 win Friday night time at Rogers Place.
The Wild had gained the earlier seven conferences between the 2 groups.
“I thought tonight everybody was going, and we played a pretty solid 60 minutes overall,” Oilers ahead Ryan Nugent-Hopkins stated after the sport. “Obviously (Stuart Skinner) made some big saves and was solid in (the net) there for us, but I thought overall it was one of our best 60-minute performances.”
“We played a very good hockey game today — a very good first period,” Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft stated.
“We had good special teams and contributions up and down the lineup. It was great.”
The Oilers took the lead earlier than the sport was three minutes outdated when Derek Ryan jammed the puck underneath Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury for his fourth of the season.
“That was a big one to start the game out, and we kind of rallied off that,” Nugent-Hopkins stated.
On the facility play, Oilers captain Connor McDavid took a move from Nugent-Hopkins and zinged dwelling his twenty fifth.
“He does a lot of little, subtle things in the game that he has success with,” Woodcroft stated of Nugent-Hopkins. “He’s doing five-on five and five-on-four.
“That line’s been really effective and he’s doing a lot of good stuff.”
Still within the first, Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse turned the puck over to Wild ahead Joel Eriksson Ek, who walked in entrance and lifted the puck previous Skinner.
Minnesota ahead Mats Zuccarello tied it on the facility play six minutes into the second.
“We want to make this a hard place to play,” Oilers winger Zach Hyman stated of Rogers Place. “All last year we did, and I think this homestand has been reminiscent of that.”
Edmonton Oilers’ Kailer Yamamoto (56) and Darnell Nurse (25) rejoice a purpose in opposition to the Minnesota Wild throughout second interval NHL motion in Edmonton on Friday, December 9, 2022.
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The Oilers regained the lead when Kailer Yamamoto deflected a degree shot by Nurse. It was Yamamoto’s first purpose of the season.
“Yamamoto coming back into our team has been a real important addition,” Woodcroft stated after the sport. “Everybody is getting a firsthand look at just how important he is to our team.
“I was happy to see he was rewarded with a goal tonight, because he’s been all around it.”
Leon Draisaitl buried a power-play purpose early within the third to make it 4-2 Oilers. Nugent-Hopkins added a late empty-netter.
“I think we have another level,” Hyman stated.
“Throughout an 82-game season, you want to steady the roller-coaster as much as possible, but there are ups and downs, and by the end of it, you hope to find out what kind of team you (are).”
Skinner earned the win with 42 saves.
Edmonton Oilers gamers rejoice their win over the Minnesota Wild in NHL motion in Edmonton on Friday, December 9, 2022.
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The Oilers (16-12) will go to the Wild in Minnesota on Monday. You can take heed to reside protection of the sport on 630 CHED, starting with The Faceoff Show at 4:30 p.m. The precise recreation begins at 6 p.m.
–With recordsdata from Brenden Escott, 630 CHED
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