Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers — Recap

📰Game Recap

The Edmonton Oilers secured a 4-3 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild, with Evan Bouchard netting the game-winner at 3:32 of the extra frame. SportsFBI's model had indicated a lean towards Edmonton winning at 56%. The game began with Joel Eriksson Ek putting Minnesota ahead 1-0 at 3:32 of the first period, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy. Leon Draisaitl, assisted by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard, tied the score for Edmonton at 19:57, sending the teams into the intermission knotted at one goal apiece.

Edmonton took control in the second period, scoring twice to establish a two-goal lead. Draisaitl quickly added his second goal of the night just 1:03 into the period, with assists from McDavid and Vasily Podkolzin, making it 2-1. Mathieu Joseph extended Edmonton's advantage to 3-1 at 6:01 of the second, assisted by Alex Formenton and Owen Michaels. The Oilers outscored the Wild 2-0 in the middle frame, despite only a slight edge in shots on goal for the game (EDM 32, MIN 30).

Minnesota mounted a comeback in the third period, erasing the two-goal deficit. Kirill Kaprizov narrowed the gap to 3-2 at 10:30, assisted by Matt Boldy and Jonas Brodin. Ryan Hartman then tied the game at 3-3 at 13:07, with Bobby Brink and Quinn Hughes providing the assists, forcing overtime.

In overtime, Bouchard's goal, assisted by McDavid, secured the win for Edmonton. Connor McDavid finished with three assists in the game, while Draisaitl recorded two goals. Kaprizov contributed a goal and an assist for Minnesota. Devon Levi made 27 saves on 30 shots for the Oilers, earning the win, and Jesper Wallstedt stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Wild. Following the result, Edmonton's record improved to 6-1-1, while Minnesota's record stands at 6-2-1.