Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
· National Hockey League
Bouchard scores in OT to lift the Oilers past the Wild, 4-3
Connor McDavid set up Bouchard's goal for his third assist of the game, pushing his NHL-leading points total to 26 and extending his season-opening points streak to nine games.
Leon Draisaitl scored twice, Mathieu Joseph also connected and Devon Levi made 27 saves. The Oilers (7-1-1) have won two in a row and seven of eight.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota (6-2-2), and Jesper Wallstedt stopped 28 shots. Kaprizov leads the NHL with 11 goals.
Kaprizov and Hartman scored in the third period as Minnesota overcame a 3-1 deficit to force overtime.
Oilers: Host Carolina on Thursday night.
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Regular Season SeriesEDM leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:32 | Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (6), Matt Boldy (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:57 | Leon Draisaitl Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (18), Evan Bouchard (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:03 | Leon Draisaitl Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (19), Vasily Podkolzin (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:01 | Mathieu Joseph Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Alex Formenton (3), Owen Michaels (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:30 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (4), Jonas Brodin (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:07 | Ryan Hartman Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Bobby Brink (5), Quinn Hughes (11) |
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Goal | 4th Period 3:32 | Evan Bouchard Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (20) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 EDM |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 18 | Hits | 18 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 30 | Shots | 32 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 3 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 60.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 37 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 55.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 44.8 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Hyman, LW | Day-To-Day | Oct 26 |
| Devon Levi, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Mattias Ekholm, D | Out | Oct 22 |
| Jason Dickinson, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
| Alec Regula, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Marcus Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Nick Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
| Brock Faber, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
