Game Thread: Minnesota Wild (9-11-4) at Edmonton Oilers (10-12-1) – 08 Dec 2023 – 8:00PM CST

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1. HockeyMod 12 months ago

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   ##Projected Lineups

   ||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Ryan Nugent-Hopkins|Connor McDavid|Zach Hyman|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Kirill Kaprizov|Marco Rossi|Mats Zuccarello|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Evander Kane|Leon Draisaitl|Connor Brown|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marcus Johansson|Joel Eriksson Ek|Matthew Boldy|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Mattias Janmark|Ryan McLeod|Warren Foegele|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marcus Foligno|Frederick Gaudreau|Patrick Maroon|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Sam Gagner|James Hamblin|Derek Ryan|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Brandon Duhaime|Connor Dewar|Ryan Hartman|

   ||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Darnell Nurse|Cody Ceci|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jonas Brodin|Brock Faber|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Mattias Ekholm|Evan Bouchard|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jacob Middleton|Jared Spurgeon|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Brett Kulak|Vincent Desharnais|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Alex Goligoski|Jon Merrill|

   ||Goalies||Goalies|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Stuart Skinner|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marc-Andre Fleury|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Calvin Pickard|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Filip Gustavsson|

   [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/edmonton-oilers/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/minnesota-wild/line-combinations/)

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   ##Injuries

   ||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Dylan Holloway|13 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR-LT|Holloway (lower body) is expected to return either just before or after the Christmas break, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.|21 Dec 2023|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Ryan Fanti|21 Sep 2023|Hip|IR-NR|Fanti entered training camp with a hip injury and is considered month-to-month, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.|12 Dec 2023|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Zach Bogosian|03 Dec 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Bogosian (upper body) is expected to miss Thursday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.|unknown|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Michael Milne||Undisclosed|IR-NR||14 Dec 2023|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Sam Hentges||Undisclosed|IR-NR||14 Dec 2023|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Mason Shaw||Knee|OUT|Surgery|02 Jan 2024|

   [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/edmonton-oilers/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/minnesota-wild/injuries)

   ##Team Stats

   |Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|23|10|12|1|21|0.457|3.43|3.48|26.25|78.65|33.43|28.96|51.14|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|24|9|11|4|22|0.458|3.08|3.42|18.60|71.76|30.92|29.79|45.53|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Team Leaders

   |Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |G|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Zach Hyman|15|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Joel Eriksson Ek|12|
   |A|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Connor McDavid|24|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Mats Zuccarello|21|
   |P|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Connor McDavid|32|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Mats Zuccarello|27|
   |+/-|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Zach Hyman, Cody Ceci|6|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marcus Foligno, Jonas Brodin|6|
   |PIM|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Evander Kane|46|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Brandon Duhaime|36|
   |TOI|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Darnell Nurse|22:33|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jonas Brodin|24:20|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=22 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=30 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ## Goalie Breakdown

   ||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Stuart Skinner|18|17|9|7|1|1|3.03|0.889|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Jack Campbell|5|5|1|4|0|0|4.50|0.873|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Filip Gustavsson|15|15|5|7|2|1|3.26|0.894|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marc-Andre Fleury|10|9|4|4|2|0|3.21|0.884|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=22 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=30 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Season Series

   |Date|Away|Home|Time|Network/Result|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |24 Oct 2023|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|8:00PM CDT|EDM (4) – (**7**) MIN|
   |08 Dec 2023|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|8:00PM CST|TVAS, SNW, BSN, BSWIX|
   |23 Feb 2024|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|8:00PM CST|TVAS, SN, BSNX, BSWIX|

   [Source](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2023020407/landing)

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2. PaxDragoon 12 months ago

   Mermis in for Goose per Russo and McLellan.

3. expungant 12 months ago

   SOURCES: Shohei Ohtani is on a private jet to Minneapolis and is expected to sign a 12-year contract with the Wild

4. slykido999 12 months ago

   Just landed in Edmonton, excited to run to our AirBNB and to the stadium!

5. SawdustIsMyCocaine 12 months ago

   Per Russo on twitter “Dakota Mermis will play for Alex Goligoski tonight”

6. HerbalAndy 12 months ago

   I would rather play with 5 D than have Merrill out there..

7. adinaj692 12 months ago

   So pumped to be able to watch a whole late game. I tried SO HARD to stay awake last night but couldn’t. It might be my fault we lost, I’m sorry 🙁

8. stumpybubba- 12 months ago

   WASSUP ~~FUCKERS~~ FRIENDOS!?

9. fanoftrees_6 12 months ago

   30 for 30

10. Durge88 12 months ago

    I’m so tired, I need the boys to pot a win here

11. Seraphax 12 months ago

    Those coach pics were not flattering

12. njibbz 12 months ago

    i hate wes walz 🙁

13. slothhh28837938271 12 months ago

    why didn’t they take ryan carter on this trip 😭😭😭😭😭 who did wes walz bribe

14. MNgirl83 12 months ago

    I’m here!! I forgot we are going up against Nurse and Kane