Gustavsson will get the starting nod at home against Edmonton on Wednesday, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
Their absence is exacerbated by the struggles of Filip Gustavsson in net ... Avalanche on the road on back-to-back nights. Given that Avs-Oilers almost always devolves into a track meet, Edmonton will surely be trying to dispatch the Wild without much ...
The Wild fell 4-1 in Vegas, but Gustavsson's play was encouraging. Bill Guerin had an update on Kirill Kaprizov's return.
Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 for their seventh win in eight games.
Conor McDavid and Vasily Podkolzin scored third-period goals to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild (27-14-4) and Oilers (28-13-3) were tied 3-3 entering the third period before Podkolzin and McDavid's goals pushed them over the top.
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,
Oilers netminder Calvin Pickard made 31 saves in a winning effort, while Minnesota’s Filip Gustavsson was beaten five times on 36 shots. Edmonton has now won three straight games and seven of ...
(AP Photo/Matt Krohn) Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, second from the left, scores a goal past Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn ...
The Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers met for the third time this season on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and the second time in St. Paul. The Wild were still missing Kirill Kaprizov, Jakub Lauko, Jonas Brodin,
Connor McDavid passes Jari Kurri for second all-time in Oilers scoring with two goals & an assist, and Calvin Pickard makes 31 saves on Wednesday in a 5-3 victory over the Wild at Xcel Energy Center
Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers ... with major injuries. Filip Gustavsson stopped ...
The only game the Wild have won with Gustavsson as the starter during that stretch was a comeback win over the St. Louis Blues, when he was pulled in favor of future Hall of Fame goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.