Since they entered the NHL in 2000, few teams have had the number of the Edmonton Oilers more than the Minnesota Wild. The Oilers had gone 38-53-4-10 in their 105 games against them ahead of Wednesday’s game,

The red-hot Edmonton Oilers rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday (Jan. 15). Connor McDavid scored twice for the Oilers, who also got one goal apiece from Zach Hyman,

Conor McDavid and Vasily Podkolzin scored third-period goals to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild (27-14-4) and Oilers (28-13-3) were tied 3-3 entering the third period before Podkolzin and McDavid's goals pushed them over the top.

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Wednesday for their seventh win in eight games.

The Edmonton Oilers continued to roll as they beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 in a game that showed the team can lean on their backup goalie, Calvin Pickard, and come back from a two-goal deficit.

Edmonton Oilers (27-13-3, in the Pacific Division ... The Oilers won the previous meeting 7-1. TOP PERFORMERS: Marco Rossi has 16 goals and 22 assists for the Wild. Mats Zuccarello has four goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

The Wild got early goals from Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi, and a second period goal from Ryan Hartman, but could not hold their leads, despite testing Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard repeatedly.

Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman scored ... No penalty was called on the play. Oilers: With Hyman back to being productive on the first line, Edmonton is surging. Nugent-Hopkins is skating ...

Led by Connor McDavid’s goal and assist en route to a historic three-point night, Edmonton’s top line erased its early deficit before an own goal against the Wild during the third period broke a 3-3 tie and lifted the reigning conference champs one point ahead of the Wild in the West.

Connor McDavid passes Jari Kurri for second all-time in Oilers scoring with two goals & an assist, and Calvin Pickard makes 31 saves on Wednesday in a 5-3 victory over the Wild at Xcel Energy Center

Minnesota's Mats Zuccarello has a team-leading 11 points in his last nine games and 17 points in his last 15 matchups versus the Edmonton Oilers

Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota ... during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.