Nugent-Hopkins, whose two-way acumen has him stapled to the top line most games, moved down the depth chart against the Wild. He moved from left wing to centre, playing with wingers Vasily Podkolzin and Viktor Arvidsson for much of the evening.
The Edmonton Oilers overcame two deficits in Minnesota Wednesday to register a 5-3 win, behind the timely goaltending of Calvin Pickard. The Wild shot out to a deserved 2-0 lead as the Oilers got into penalty trouble.
Two teams that are among the league leaders in wins and points will clash at the Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday night.
The Edmonton Oilers picked up a 4-3 comeback win last night over the Colorado Avalanche. The Oilers went down 3-0 in the first period before adding four unanswered goals to pick up their fourth straight win and their eighth win in their last nine games.
The Edmonton Oilers have made another addition to their blueline. It was announced on Friday that veteran defenceman John Klingberg signed a deal with the team.
After a few weeks of teasing the idea of a return to the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers have signed veteran defenseman John Klingberg to a new contract. Klingberg has
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Leon Draisaitl currently leads the NHL goal-scoring race as he has found the back of the net 31 times this season.
The Minnesota Wild have gone through some rough games these past weeks, and missing key pieces in their lineup hasn’t helped. It’s been the theme all season that despite those injuries, they keep working hard and can win even if they don’t have their normal lineup.
The Minnesota Wild have recalled forward Devin Shore from the Iowa Wild, the team announced Friday. Shore, a product of Ajax, Ont., has split time between the NHL and AHL this season, collecting an assist in 25 games with Minnesota and 10 points in 14 games for Iowa.
Jeff Skinner & Troy Stecher will come back in while Stuart Skinner will get the start on Thursday for Edmonton's second half of back-to-back games at Ball Arena against Colorado