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National Hockey League
Edmonton 7, Minnesota 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 7, 2018
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Ryan Daisy
Attendance: 18347

Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist and Connor McDavid added a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers continued their resurgence under coach Ken Hitchcock with a 7-2 victory Friday night against the visiting Minnesota Wild.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zack Kassian, Alex Chiasson and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers, who have won five of their past six games and are 6-2-1 since Hitchcock was hired Nov. 20 to replace Todd McLellan. Goaltender Cam Talbot made 31 saves.

Marcus Foligno and Nino Niederreiter scored for the Wild, who wrapped up a three-game Western Canada trip. Minnesota has lost five of its past six games, the only win in that span coming Tuesday in Vancouver.

Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk allowed three goals on six shots in the opening 8:42 before being replaced by Alex Stalock, who made 22 saves.

Draisaitl opened the scoring at 4:14 of the first, taking a pass from McDavid on a three-on-two break and wristing a shot over Dubnyk's shoulder from the bottom of the left faceoff circle.

A mistake by Dubnyk led to the second Edmonton goal at 7:44. The Oilers chipped the puck into the offensive zone, right on net. Dubnyk failed to handle the puck cleanly and Nugent-Hopkins jumped on the rebound and poked it into the net.

McDavid made it 3-0 at 8:42, taking the puck off the sideboards, faking a shot to get past a defender and then unleashing a shot from between the top of the faceoff circles that found the upper corner of the net.

Foligno got the Wild on the board at 10:38.

After a scoreless second period, Kassian made it 4-1 at 1:51 of the third.

Niederreiter closed the gap to two by redirecting a shot by Zach Parise past Talbot at 7:32.

But Draisaitl, Chiasson and Nurse added goals in the final 9:26 for the final margin.

Minnesota played without forward Mikko Koivu, who sustained a knee injury Thursday in a 2-0 loss at Calgary.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Edmonton
Marcus Foligno 1 Points Connor McDavid 4
Marcus Foligno 1 Goals Leon Draisaitl 2
J.T. Brown 1 Assists Connor McDavid 3
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Alex Stalock .846 Save Percentage Cam Talbot .939
Alex Stalock 22 Saves Cam Talbot 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 33 2 0-2 1-1 2 24
Edmonton 32 7 0-1 2-2 4 33
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Oilers have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Wild have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .500 after a loss.