The Minnesota Wild face the Edmonton Oilers in Western Conference action. Minnesota has gone 11-9-1 at home and 27-13-4 overall. The Wild have a 25-1-2 record when scoring three or more goals. Edmonton is 27-13-3 overall and 12-6-2 in road games.
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Two teams that are among the league leaders in wins and points will clash at the Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday night.
Utah continues the road trip tomorrow with a rematch against the Winnipeg Jets. Tomorrow’s game at Canada Life Centre will be the third meeting of the season between the teams after Winnipeg defeated Utah 3-0 on Nov. 5, and Utah returned the favor 5-2 on Jan. 20. Tomorrow’s puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. MT.
NHL schedule includes the Minnesota Wild (28-16-4) hosting the Calgary Flames (23-16-7) at Xcel Energy Center, starting at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Wild rank fifth and the Flames eighth in the Western Conference.
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Dylan Guenther, who scored both of Utah’s goals on Dec. 20, is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Mikhail Sergachev, who had three assists in those two games, is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. It’s unclear whether he’ll be ready to play Thursday.
Minnesota Wild's Andrew Brunette, left, celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime that lifted the Wild to an improbable 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinal in Denver, Colo. on Tuesday, April 22 ...
The Wild went 3-for-3 on fights in the opening six minutes of their matchup, taking out some frustration on Nashville. However, Minnesota may have burned off all of its energy exacting revenge. With the fighting out of the way, the Predators — third from last in the Western Conference — might win the game.
Kaprizov had a couple scoring chances for the Wild (28-16-4), who were delighted to get their superstar back after he missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury. Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for Utah (21-19-7) in what was just their second shutout win of the season.
Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season, Barrett Hayton scored twice and Utah beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Thursday night for its third straight victory.