{"id":12637,"date":"2023-10-23T10:43:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T10:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/?p=12637"},"modified":"2023-10-23T10:43:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T10:43:30","slug":"oilers-visit-the-wild-in-western-conference-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/oilers-visit-the-wild-in-western-conference-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers visit the Wild in Western Conference action"},"content":{"rendered":"
Edmonton Oilers (1-3-1, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (2-2-1, sixth in the Central Division)<\/p>\n
Saint Paul, Minnesota; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild face the Edmonton Oilers in Western Conference play.<\/p>\n
Minnesota had a 46-25-11 record overall and a 26-14-4 record at home last season. The Wild committed 357 total penalties last season, averaging 4.4 per game and serving 11.3 penalty minutes per game.<\/p>\n
Edmonton went 50-23-9 overall and 30-13-4 on the road last season. The Oilers scored 4.0 goals per game last season while giving up 3.1 per game.<\/p>\n
INJURIES: Wild: Matt Boldy: out (upper body), Jared Spurgeon: out (upper body), Alex Goligoski: out (lower body).<\/p>\n
Oilers: Connor McDavid: day to day (c connor mcdavid suffered an undisclosed injury in the 10\/21 game vs the winnipeg jets.).<\/p>\n