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Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Oilers · THU · MAR 25 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · MAR 25 · 8:00 PM CT
Grand Casino Arena
ESPN
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
VS
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
Upcoming
THU · MAR 25 · 8:00 PM CT
ESPN
Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
Jesper Wallstedt has been a wall against Edmonton, a .960 save percentage on 75 shots. But Connor McDavid has made a habit of hurting the Wild: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Grand Casino Arena
Edmonton Oilers
Away · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Oilers
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Jesper Wallstedt has been a wall against Edmonton, a .960 save percentage on 75 shots. But Connor McDavid has made a habit of hurting the Wild: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

Evan Bouchard is still looking for his first goal on Jesper Wallstedt after 12 shots.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Jesper Wallstedt has a .960 save % against Edmonton (75 shots).
.960 SV% vs EDM
Player
Matt Boldy has 5 points in his last 4 games against Edmonton. See the games →
(Minnesota)
5 pts, last 4 vs EDM
Player
Connor McDavid has 5 points in his last 4 games against Minnesota. See the games →
(Edmonton)
5 pts, last 4 vs MIN
Matchup
Evan Bouchard has 12 shots on Jesper Wallstedt without a goal.
(Edmonton)
0/12 vs Jesper Wallstedt
Goaltending
Devon Levi has a .943 save % against Minnesota (35 shots).
.943 SV% vs MIN