EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist to set a franchise record for defensemen by extending his point streak to eight games in the Minnesota Wild’s 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello and Brock Faber also had a goal and an assist each for Minnesota, which won its third straight game and now has points in five straight games. Kirill Kaprizov, Vladimir Tarasenko and Tyler Pitlick completed the scoring for the Wild, while Jesper Wallstedt stopped 39 shots.
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Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jack Roslovic scored for the Oilers, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped.
Edmonton’s Tristan Jarry allowed five goals on 20 shots before landing the hook midway through the second period. He was replaced by Connor Ingram, who made seven saves in relief.
Shooting on goal has been a problem for Edmonton recently and the Oilers have allowed two power play goals to Minnesota and given up six goals on 14 penalties over the last four games.
The game was tied 2-2 after one period, but the Wild took control in the second period with three straight goals.
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The Wild took the lead 35 seconds into the second period and never looked back. Ryan Hartman won a faceoff, completed a pass to Zuccarello and the winger sent a shot over Jarry’s glove to give Minnesota a 3-2 lead.
Draisaitl left the bench for several minutes early in the second, but returned and finished the game. Evan Bouchard extended his point streak to four games with four goals and eight assists.
Minnesota swept the three-game series against the Oilers.
Following
Wild: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
Oilers: Host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.
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