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Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

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Matt Boldy scores twice, Wild beat Oilers 5-2 for 7th straight victory

Nico Sturm nets goal for Wild

Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Nico Sturm also scored, Mats Zuccarello had two assists and Minnesota set a franchise record with a 14-game home points streak, going 12-0-2 at Grand Casino Arena since Nov. 1.

Gustavsson is 8-1-1 in his last 10 starts. The Wild have allowed just 11 goals during the winning streak , giving up no more than two in any game.

Connor McDavid and Andrew Mangiapane scored for Edmonton, and Calvin Pickard stopped 32 shots. The Oilers had won four of five and six of eight.

Leon Draisaitl had two assists to reach 50 points for the 11th straight season, tying Glenn Anderson and Mark Messier for the Oilers’ record.

Midway through the third period, Tarasenko scored his fourth goal in three games, poking home a puck that trickled behind Pickard to give the Wild a 4-2 lead. Sturm added an empty-netter.

It was the first goal since Minnesota led 3-2 after a frenetic opening period.

Boldy opneed the scoring at 3:42, racing in alone to score for the fourth straight game. He buried a feed from Quinn Hughes on a power play seven minutes later to make it 2-0.

Boldy has seven goals in his past eight games and has 22 overall to tie Kirill Kaprizov for the team lead. Minnesota is the only team with two 20-plus goal scorers.

Mangiapane scored on a redirect and McDavid poked in a loose puck to tie it late in the period, but Hartman finished a give-and-go with Jake Middleton with eight seconds left. McDavid has 11 goals and 12 assists in his last nine games.

Up next Oilers: Host Vegas on Sunday night.

Wild: Host Colorado on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:42 Matt Boldy Goal (21) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 10:56 Matt Boldy Goal (22) Slap Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (23), Mats Zuccarello (11)
Goal 1st Period 13:35 Andrew Mangiapane Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Evan Bouchard (27), Leon Draisaitl (32)
Goal 1st Period 18:44 Connor McDavid Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (33), Zach Hyman (6)
Goal 1st Period 19:52 Ryan Hartman Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Jake Middleton (7), Mats Zuccarello (12)
Goal 3rd Period 9:08 Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Yakov Trenin (9)
Goal 3rd Period 18:35 Nico Sturm Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (12), Marcus Johansson (16)

Statistics

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5 Blocked Shots 21
23 Hits 25
4 Takeaways 7
30 Shots 37
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 29
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
11 Giveaways 16
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Bogosian, D Injured Reserve Dec 20
Daemon Hunt, D Injured Reserve Dec 18
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alec Regula, D Out Dec 20
Tristan Jarry, G Injured Reserve Dec 19
Jack Roslovic, C Injured Reserve Dec 19
Connor Clattenburg, C Injured Reserve Dec 11
Jake Walman, D Injured Reserve Dec 11

Game Information

Grand Casino Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 19,025 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 21 13 44 2
Vegas 16 7 42 10
Edmonton 17 13 40 6
Los Angeles 15 10 39 9
San Jose 17 16 37 3
Calgary 15 17 34 4
Vancouver 15 17 33 3
Seattle 13 14 32 6

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 25 2 57 7
Dallas 24 7 53 5
Minnesota 22 9 49 5
Utah 17 17 37 3
St. Louis 14 15 36 8
Winnipeg 15 17 32 2
Nashville 14 16 32 4
Chicago 13 16 32 6
Full Standings