The Edmonton Oilers overcame two deficits in Minnesota Wednesday to register a 5-3 win, behind the timely goaltending of Calvin Pickard. The Wild shot out to a deserved 2-0 lead as the Oilers got into penalty trouble.

Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch refused to elaborate on what exactly is going on with the hiking Swedish defender. Though it wasn’t said in his pre-game availability, OilersTV’s Tony Brar confirmed that Ekholm will be a game-time decision for the club tonight.

The Edmonton Oilers narrowly avoided disaster on Saturday night, erasing multiple deficits to defeat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks.

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A first-period parade to the penalty box by the Oilers wasn’t that advantageous for the Wild. Why? Because Edmonton’s stars were rested and raring to go. Despite the power play gifting the Wild a two-goal head start,

Connor McDavid passes Jari Kurri for second all-time in Oilers scoring with two goals & an assist, and Calvin Pickard makes 31 saves on Wednesday in a 5-3 victory over the Wild at Xcel Energy Center

The Edmonton Oilers continued to roll as they beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 in a game that showed the team can lean on their backup goalie, Calvin Pickard, and come back from a two-goal deficit.

The Edmonton Oilers are in town for a Western Conference matchup as the Colorado Avalanche continue their five-game homestand. The Oilers will play their second game of a back-to-back tonight after taking a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Asterisks in the game score indicate an empty net goal is included in the opposition’s total. Always a singleton; Knoblauch has yet to join the growing legion of NHL coaches who will pull their netminder repeatedly in the same game with predictable results.

The Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers met for the third time this season on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and the second time in St. Paul. The Wild were still missing Kirill Kaprizov, Jakub Lauko, Jonas Brodin,

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also had a goal and assist, and Zach Hyman started Edmonton’s comeback from a 2-0 deficit with his 15th goal of the season. Calvin Pickard had 31 saves. Matt Boldy ...

Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard stopped 31 of 34 shots ... Hyman scored on his backhand. McDavid pulled Edmonton even at 2-2 on a power-play goal with 1:32 to go in the first period.