Wild falls to the Oilers 4-3

The Minnesota Wild lost to the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday, October 20, at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

It was tied 1-1 after the first period, the Oilers led 3-1 after the second period, and it was tied 3-3 after regulation. The game went to overtime.

With 3:32 left in the first period, Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a snap shot, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy. Minnesota Wild led 1-0. With 3:32 left in overtime, Evan Bouchard scored on a snap shot, assisted by Connor McDavid. Edmonton Oilers led 4-3.

Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with 1 goal. Leon Draisaitl led the Oilers with 2 goals. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Wild.

Edmonton Oilers were favored by 1.5 goals. Oilers did not cover. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Wild are 6-4. In their last 4 games they lost to the Edmonton Oilers 3-4 in Edmonton on October 20, beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 at home on October 18, beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 at home on October 15, and lost to the Winnipeg Jets 2-5 in Winnipeg on October 13.

The Oilers are 7-2. In their last 4 games they beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 at home on October 20, beat the Utah Mammoth 6-2 in Utah on October 17, lost to the Utah Mammoth 2-4 at home on October 15, and beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 in Los Angeles on October 13.

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