Minnesota Wild (6-2-1, in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (6-1-1, in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers host the Minnesota Wild after Connor McDavid scored two goals in the Oilers’ 6-2 win over the Utah Mammoth.
Edmonton has a 6-1-1 record overall and a 1-1-1 record on its home ice. The Oilers have a 6-0-1 record in games they score at least three goals.
Minnesota is 6-2-1 overall and 2-2-1 in road games. The Wild are 2-0-1 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
INJURIES: Oilers: Alec Regula: out (undisclosed), Atro Leppanen: out (undisclosed), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: out (lower-body), Frederik Andersen: out (knee), Jason Dickinson: out (lower-body), Matt Savoie: out (lower-body), Mattias Janmark: out (undisclosed).
Wild: Filip Gustavsson: out (hip), Nick Foligno: out (upper body), Jared Spurgeon: out (upper-body), Nico Sturm: out (upper body), Marcus Foligno: out (lower body), Olli Maatta: day to day (upper body), Brock Faber: out (skull).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press
