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THIRD PERIOD
0.0: Final shot count was 43-35 for the Oilers.
3:11: The Wild looked to have made it 6-2 on a goal during a mad scramble in front but it was ruled no goal.
9:59: Shots on goal were 36-28 for the Oilers with 10 minutes to play.
13:02: Adam Larsson clears the puck into the crowd from his zone and gets two for delay of game. Result is Minnesota’s first power play of the night.
15:24: Chris Stewart came out of the penalty box, having served Kuemper’s penalty and carried the puck down the left wing side before wiring a wrist shot past Brossoit to make it 5-2 Wild. | MIN 5, EDM 2
17:32: Kuemper cleared the puck over the glass, resulting in Minnesota’s third penalty of the night.
20:00: The third period is now underway.
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: After 40, shots were 29-20 for the Oilers but Edmonton trailed by two.
3:13: 39 seconds into the man advantage, Draisaitl one-times a blast from the left circle past Kuemper to make it a two-goal game after a nice feed by Lucic. | MIN 4, EDM 2
3:52: McDavid drives to the net and nearly cuts the Wild lead but is slashed by Mikko Koivu on his way to the net. Result is another Oilers power play.
7:16: After the Graovac goal, Laurent Brossoit replaced Talbot in goal. Talbot stopped 15 of 19 shots in 32:35 of action.
7:16: Just over 90 seconds later, Minnesota regained their three-goal lead after Granlund fed Graovac in the slot. Graovac made no mistake, backhanding the puck past Talbot for his second of the game. | MIN 4, EDM 1
8:52: Oilers finally get on the board. Adam Larsson’s point shot goes off the skate of Mike Reilly before fooling Darcy Kuemper. | MIN 3, EDM 1
9:13: Shots are 22-18 for the Oilers just past the game’s midway mark.
15:45: Minnesota extends its lead to 3-0 on a goal by Zach Parise. | MIN 3, EDM 0
19:07: Matt Dumba gets two minutes for high sticking, giving the Oilers the first power play of the game.
20:00: Period two has begun.
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: Shots on goal after 20 minutes were 14-13 for the Wild.
4.0: With four seconds left in the opening frame, Jason Zucker scored to double Minnesota’s lead. | MIN 2, EDM 0
6:51: Minnesota finally struck for the game’s first goal just past the 13-minute mark. Tyler Graovac scooped up the puck at the top of the crease and made a nifty move to get into position before rifling the puck into the open net. | MIN 1, EDM 0
14:00: Shots on goal were 7-3 for the Wild six minutes into the game.
15:48: Talbot slides across to deny Jason Zucker on a redirect from in-close.
19:03: Wild netminder Darcy Kuemper stands tall and makes a nice stop off Leon Draisaitl after the Oilers forward rifled it from the slot.
19:35: Oilers buzz around the net on the first shift, with Benoit Pouliot and Jordan Eberle both just missing from outside the crease area.
20:00: Tonight’s game is now underway!
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Pouliot – Nugent-Hopkins – Eberle
Lucic – Caggiula – Slepyshev
Hendricks – Letestu – Kassian
Klefbom – Larsson
Sekera – Russell
Davidson – Benning
Talbot
Out: Pakarinen (injured), Nurse (injured), Pitlick (injured), Khaira (injured), Gryba (healthy), Lander (healthy)
OILERS TODAY