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.

A first-period parade to the penalty box by the Oilers wasn’t that advantageous for the Wild. Why? Because Edmonton’s stars were rested and raring to go. Despite the power play gifting the Wild a two-goal head start,

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The Edmonton Oilers are in town for a Western Conference matchup as the Colorado Avalanche continue their five-game homestand. The Oilers will play their second game of a back-to-back tonight after taking a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Calvin Pickard made 31 saves and Connor McDavid had 3 points as Edmonton stormed back from a 2-0 first period deficit to defeat Minnesota.

The Edmonton Oilers continued to roll as they beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 in a game that showed the team can lean on their backup goalie, Calvin Pickard, and come back from a two-goal deficit.

Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch refused to elaborate on what exactly is going on with the hiking Swedish defender. Though it wasn’t said in his pre-game availability, OilersTV’s Tony Brar confirmed that Ekholm will be a game-time decision for the club tonight.

With two goals and one assist, Connor McDavid willed the Oilers to victory, passing Jari Kurri for second on the Oilers all-time scoring list with 1,044 points in the process. Wayne Gretzky is first with 1,669 points as an Oiler.

The Edmonton Oilers narrowly avoided disaster on Saturday night, erasing multiple deficits to defeat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks.

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Oilers left wing Zach Hyman (18) scores the tiebreaking goal on Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Söderblom (40) in the third period on Jan. 11, 2025, at the United Center. The Hawks lost 4-3. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Photos from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 11, 2025, at the United Center.