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THIRD PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers score first but see three consecutive leads vanish due to the relentlessness of the Wild. Nugent-Hopkins notches two goals and a helper in the loss. Edmonton heads out for a three-game trip beginning on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings.

1:40: The Wild kill the Oilers power play then Spurgeon jumps out the box and dumps the puck into an empty Oilers net. That’s a natural hat trick for the Edmonton product. | MIN 5, EDM 3

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3:49: Caleb Jones goes for a skate and ends up being chopped down by Spurgeon, who heads to the sin bin. The Oilers have a chance for the equalizer on the power play.

5:39: The Oilers kill Chiasson’s minor. Less than six is left to play as the club hunts for the tying marker.

8:20: Alex Chiasson gets called for hooking. Oilers go to the penalty kill again.

9:53: Spurgeon’s backhander deflects off Larsson’s blade and in. That’s his second of the night as the Wild take the lead for the first time. | MIN 4, EDM 3

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11:41: Shots are 32-20 Wild near the midway mark of the third period.

14:49: Edmonton’s second-best PK (84.4%) does a great job of neutralizing Minnesota’s power play.

18:13: Adam Larsson is guilty of slashing. Big penalty kill upcoming for the Oilers.

20:00: The third period has begun!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: Zach Parise unloads a wrister while on a breakaway in the dying seconds of the middle stanza but Koskinen takes the net away by stepping out and challenging the shot. This one is tied 3-3 heading into the 3rd, with Nugent-Hopkins collecting three points on the night.

2:49: Edmonton registers a single shot on goal on the man advantage and Stalock keeps it out.

5:09: Soucy holds Archibald in the Oilers zone and Edmonton gains a power play because of it. Minnesota owns the League’s 28th-ranked penalty kill (75.1%).

9:05: Jared Spurgeon tees it up from the right circle and sneaks the puck just inside the far post. Minnesota is not wilting, erasing their third deficit of the match. | EDM 3, MIN 3

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11:59: PUCK LUCK! Draisaitl’s backhand pass bounces off Jordan Greenway’s skate and into the Minnesota goal. That’s goal No. 35 for Draisaitl and point 97! | EDM 3, MIN 2

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12:07: Draisaitl drops for Nugent-Hopkins who kicks it out for Darnell Nurse but his one-timer from outside is snared by Stalock.

14:12: Carson Soucy snipes high glove to knot this one back up. That’s his seventh of the season. | EDM 2, MIN 2

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16:23: Nugent-Hopkins blazes the puck right by Stalock’s left ear in search of his hat-trick goal. The Oilers forward, as well as his linemates, have been buzzing all night.

20:00: The second period has begun!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: Nugent-Hopkins buries a pair and Fiala scores for Minnesota. Edmonton takes a 2-1 advantage into the second frame. Shots are 17-10 Wild.

1:11: Koskinen stops back-to-back shots, both coming from the kitchen in front.

2:06: RNH-Draisaitl-Yamamoto continues to dominate every shift they’re on the ice. They get the puck low in the Wild zone and work it around, owning much of the possession but just coming up short.

5:52: Kossu! Koskinen stands up to Ryan Hartman’s slot one-timer to preserve Edmonton’s newfound lead.

6:56: DÉJÀ VU! Nugent-Hopkins and Yamamoto connect for the SECOND time tonight, with RNH picking the top corner off a great pass by Yamamoto in transition. Draisaitl gets the secondary assist for his 96th point of the season as the Oilers regain the lead. | EDM 2, MIN 1

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9:05: The Oilers first line attacks in numbers, with Nugent-Hopkins’ one-timer catching a deflection before it skitters near the post. Shots are 10-5 MIN.

11:35: Kevin Fiala pulls a rebound to his backhand to beat Koskinen and net the equalizer. Fiala has 16 goals and 40 points on the year now. | EDM 1, MIN 1

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15:11: Alex Galchenyuk shoots and Luke Kunin follows up on the rebound but Mikko Koskinen fastens his paddle down for consecutive saves.

15:58: Tyler Benson’s pass intended for Josh Archibald is off the mark. Archibald would have had a clear break.

19:10: TOPLINE SHINE! Kailer Yamamoto finds Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the slot and he quickly whips it past Alex Stalock on the first shot of the game and first minute. Edmonton jumps out to a HUGE lead thanks to Nugent-Hopkins’ 16th of the year and 46th point! Yamamoto gets his 19th point of the year with the helper. | EDM 1, MIN 0

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20:00: The puck has been dropped. Let’s do that hockey! ?

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Gagner – Haas – Chiasson
Benson – Sheahan – Archibald
Khaira – Cave – P. Russell

Nurse – Bear
Jones – Larsson
Lagesson – Benning

Koskinen
Smith

OUT: Evan Bouchard, Zack Kassian (suspension)

OILERS TODAY | PRE-GAME VS MIN

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