EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
EDMONTON OILERS AT MINNESOTA WILD
6:00 p.m. MT at Xcel Energy Center
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
13-10-0 – 26 PTS RECORD 10-9-2 – 22 PTS
Div. – 4th Conference – 7th RANK Div. – 4th Conference – 9th
6th –27.4% (23/84) POWER PLAY 14th – 23.2% (14/64)
27th – 72.8% (67/92) PENALTY KILL 6th – 82.4% (56/68)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. MINNESOTA GP RECORD HOME (49) AWAY (48) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. MINNESOTA 97 35-48-4-10 18-24-3-4 17-24-1-6 221 276
OILERS vs. MINNESOTA – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0
QUICK FACTS
• Thursday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of three games against Minnesota this season and the first of two games in Minnesota. The next time these teams will meet is December 9th in Edmonton.
• The last time these teams met was on April 12th in Minnesota, with the Wild winning 5-1.
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leads the Oilers with 21 career points against the Wild and Tyson Barrie has played in a team high 33 career games against Minnesota.
BOUCHARD’S LATE GOAL MAGIC
On Nov. 28 vs. Florida, Evan Bouchard scored the game-tying goal in the final five seconds of regulation before Connor McDavid (1G, 2A – 3PTS) capped off his three-point performance with an assist on Leon Draisaitl’s overtime winner.
OVERTIME WINNER
Connor McDavid scored the overtime winning goal on Nov.19 vs. Vegas. The goal marked his 14th career overtime goal and he ranks first in the NHL in overtime goals since 2015-16.
MOST OVERTIME GOALS SINCE 2015-16
Connor McDavid – 14
Jonathan Toews – 13
Brad Marchand – 13
Sidney Crosby – 12
POWER PLAY PUNCH
Leon Draisaitl scored his 100th career power play goal on Nov. 21 against New Jersey and recorded his 101st power play goal which also stood as the game winning goal on Nov. 26 against the New York Rangers. Draisaitl holds sole possession of 5th spot all-time in Oilers power play goals and is just 25 goals shy of the all-time lead held by Glenn Anderson and Ryan Smyth. Draisaitl is six power play goals from tying Jari Kurri (107) for 4th on the Oilers power play goals list.
500 AND COUNTING
Following his 500th career game on Nov. 7 at WSH, Connor McDavid finished ranked 6th all-time in NHL scoring (724 PTS) in your first 500 games.
McDavid became the 9th player in Oilers franchise history to score a goal in his 500th NHL game, joining the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Leon Draisaitl.
200 CLUB
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal with the Oilers on Oct. 26 at STL which stood as the game winning goal. Nugent-Hopkins becomes just the ninth player in Oilers history to record 200 goals with the Oilers and has achieved the mark in 726 games all with the Oilers.
SHOOTING GALLERY
The Oilers posted a franchise high 26 shots on goal in one period on Oct. 24 vs. PIT. The previous record of 24 shots was done three times and most recently against Calgary on Feb. 1/20. Evander Kane also posted a team high nine shots against the Penguins and tied an Oilers record for most shots in a period by a player, recording eight shots in the second period. Taylor Hall co-holds the record, posting eight shots previously on Feb. 19/11 vs. ATL). Kane holds the league record of 10 shots in a period by a player, which he recorded on Nov. 1/18 against Columbus as a member of the San Jose Sharks.
McDAVID HITS 700-POINT MARK WITH SEASON-OPENING HAT TRICK
With Edmonton trailing 3-0 midway through the second period, Oilers captain Connor McDavid factored on four of his club’s five consecutive goals, capping off the night with the NHL’s first hat trick of the 2022-23 season. McDavid (3-1—4) boosted his career totals to 242-459—701 (488 GP) and became the fastest active player to reach the 700-point milestone.
- The three-goal performance marked the second season-opening hat trick of McDavid’s career (also Oct. 4, 2017) as he became the third player in NHL history to record multiple hat tricks in season openers alongside Brendan Shanahan (2) and Cam Neely (2).
- The Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to win a season-opening game for the first time in franchise history. Edmonton became just the ninth club in NHL history to do so and the first since Anaheim on Oct. 5, 2017. Coincidentally, the Ducks overcame a 3-1 deficit Wednesday night to record their second-ever multi-goal comeback win in a season opener.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. MINNESOTA
Record: 2-8-0
GF: 27 GA: 40
2021-22 4/12/22 @ MIN 5-1 L
2021-22 2/20/22 @ EDM 7-3 L
2021-22 12/7/21 @ EDM 4-1 L
2019-20 2/21/20 @ EDM 5-3 L
2019-20 12/12/19 @ MIN 6-5 L
2019-20 10/22/19 @ MIN 3-0 L
2018-19 2/7/19 @ MIN 4-1 W
2018-19 12/7/19 @ EDM 7-2 W
2018-19 10/30/18 @ EDM 3-4 L
2017-18 4/2/18 @ MIN 0-3 L
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
All-Time Wild Record: 58-29-10 (30-15-3 at Xcel Energy
Center, 28-14-7 at Edmonton)
2021-22: Minnesota went 3-0-0 against Edmonton…
The Wild won 4-1 (12/7) and 7-3 (2/20) at Rogers Place and earned a 5-1 win at Xcel Energy Center (4/12)…LW Kevin Fiala (4-1=5) led the Wild with five points…LW Kirill Kaprizov (0- 4=4) and RW Mats Zuccarello (1-3=4) tallied four points each… RW Matt Boldy (1-2=3), D Jonas Brodin (0-3=3) C Joel Eriksson Ek (2-1=3), C Ryan Hartman (2-1=3) and D Dmitry Kulikov (1-2=3) recorded three points each…G Cam Talbot went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .970 SV% in two starts…G Kaapo Kahkonen made 30 saves in the second contest…LW Zach Hyman led the Oilers with four points (1-3=4)…LW Leon Draisaitl recorded two points (1-1=2)…G Mikko Koskinen went 0-2-0 with a 4.35 GAA and a .813 SV% in three games (two starts)…G Mike Smith started the second contest and allowed three goals on seven shots.
WILD LEADERS: Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 19 points (5-14=19) in 17 contests vs. Edmonton…D Jared Spurgeon has 12 points (8-4=12) in 30 matches…D Alex Goligoski owns 10 points (0-10=10) in 34 games…D Matt Dumba has nine points (4-5=9) in 17 contests.
WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 14-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .926 SV% in 19 career starts the Oilers…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced Edmonton.
OILERS LEADERS: C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leads the Oilers with 21 points (9-12=21) in 30 matches vs. the Wild…LW Evander Kane has 20 points (12-
8=20) in 30 contests…C Connor McDavid owns 17 points (7-10=17) in 17 matches…D Tyson Barrie has 16 points (4-12=16) in 33 games…Draisaitl owns 15 points (10-5=15) in 17 contests.
OILERS GOALIES: .G Jack Campbell is 0-2-1 with a 2.31 GAA and a .920 SV% in three starts…G Stuart Skinner has noted faced Minnesota .
FAST FACTS: The Wild’s 28 road wins vs. Edmonton are the most against any franchise…Its 58 wins against the Oilers are tied for most against any team… Minnesota’s 124 points and 29 victories at Xcel Energy Center are its second-most against any franchise…The Wild is 20-7-1 in the past 28 games against the Oilers…Minnesota is 17-3-0 in its last 20 games in Edmonton, including an eight-game win streak (2/21/13-1/31/17) – the longest road win streak in team history…Minnesota is 26-6-1 in the last 33 games against Edmonton at Xcel Energy Center (since 2/25/07)…The Wild won 17 straight games against the Oilers in Saint Paul (2/25/07-10/13/11) – the longest home win streak against an opponent in franchise history.
INJURIES
Brandon Duhaime: upper body
Ryan Hartman: upper body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 20, 2022 – Nov. 30, 2022
11/29/22 Reassigned G Zane McIntyre to Iowa
11/28/22 Assigned F Marco Rossi to Iowa
11/26/22 Recalled G Zane McIntyre from Iowa
11/24/22 Reassigned G Zane McIntyre to Iowa
11/23/22 Acquired F Ryan Reaves from the New York Rangers in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round draft pick
TEAM NOTES
NO FREE HANDOUTS
Minnesota is averaging 6.10 giveaways per game (128 in 21
games) this season, tied for the second-lowest rate in the NHL.
• The total is the team’s highest through a season’s first 21 games
since the 2018-19 season (four SHG).
Giveaways per Game, 2022-23 NHL Season
Entering Games Nov. 30, 2022
Rk. Team GP GvA Gva/G
- Colorado………………………….. 20…………………..113 ……….5.65
2t. Minnesota ……………………….. 21…………………..128 ……….6.10
2t. Columbus………………………… 21…………………..128 ……….6.10 - Buffalo…………………………….. 22…………………..147 ……….6.68
- Vancouver………………………… 23…………………..158 ……….6.87
PENALTY KILLERS
• The Wild is sixth the NHL with a 82.4 pct. penalty-kill percentage (12 of 68) this season.
• Minnesota has killed all nine opponent power-play opportunities in its last four games.
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota has recorded a 91.2 pct. penalty-kill percentage (31 of 34), the second-best mark in the NHL.
NHL Penalty-Kill Pct.
Nov. 8, 2022, through Nov. 29, 2022
Rk. Team GP TSH PPGA PK%
- Pittsburgh………………..11 ……….31………. 2…………………..93.5
- Minnesota ……………….10 ……….34………. 3…………………..91.2
- San Jose…………………..11 ……….29………. 3…………………..89.7
- Toronto…………………….11 ……….29………. 4…………………..86.2
5t. Colorado………………….9 …………28………. 4…………………..85.7
5t. Montreal ………………….10 ……….35………. 5…………………..85.7
SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is tied for first in the NHL with four shorthanded goals this season.
• The total is the team’s highest through a season’s first 21 games since the 2018-19 season (four SHG).
Shorthanded Goals, 2023-23 Season
Entering Games Nov. 26, 2022
Rk. Team SHG
1t. Minnesota …………………………………………………………………….4
1t. Vegas……………………………………………………………………………4
1t. Dallas…………………………………………………………………………..4
1t. Chicago………………………………………………………………………..4
1t. Calgary…………………………………………………………………………4
6t. Four tied ……………………………………………………………………….3
WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME
• This season, Minnesota has three victories in games decided past regulation, tied for eighth-most in the NHL. The Wild has two overtime wins and one shootout victory.
• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Minnesota leads the NHL with 19 victories in extra-session games.
Extra-Session Wins
Since 2021-22 Season
Entering Games Nov. 30, 2022
Rk. Team Wins
- Minnesota …………………………………………………………………..19
- Florida ………………………………………………………………………..17
- Tampa Bay…………………………………………………………………..16
4t. Boston ………………………………………………………………………..15
4t. Dallas…………………………………………………………………………15
• During the 2021-22 season, the Wild ranked second in the NHL with a franchise record 11 overtime wins and ranked tied for second with five shootout wins, good for 16 total extra-session victories.
• Minnesota went 16-7 in 23 extra session games during the 2021-22 season – its most extra session contests since 23 in 2013-14. The 16 extra session wins are the second-most in team history (17 in 2006-07).
PLAYER NOTES
• Entering games on November 30, Kirill Kaprizov’s seven powerplay goals are tied for third-most in the NHL.
Power-Play Goals, 2022-23 NHL Season
Rk. Player, Team GP PPG
1t. Leon Draisaitl, EDM ……………………………. 22……………………..8
1t. Connor McDavid, EDM…………………………. 22……………………..8
3t. Kirill Kaprizov, MIN…………………………….. 21……………………..7
3t. Steven Stamkos, TB ……………………………. 22……………………..7
3t. John Tavares, TOR………………………………. 24……………………..7
3t. Mika Zibanejad, NYR ………………………….. 23……………………..7
• Kaprizov’s 13 power-play points rank tied for seventh in the NHL this season.
• Kaprizov’s 13 goals this season are tied for seventh-most in the NHL this season.
• Kaprizov has recorded a point in nine consecutive games (5-9=14), the longest streak of his career and tied for the thirdlongest active streak in the NHL.
• Per NHL Stats, Kaprizov is the first player in Wild history to record three separate point streaks of eight-plus games.
• Kaprizov has recorded an assist in eight consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NHL, the longest streak of his career and tied with Jim Dowd (2/27/02 – 3/17/02) for longest streak in franchise history
• The 25-year old played the 150th game of his NHL career at Seattle (Nov. 11), recording an assist to move his career totals to 84-91=175. In NHL history, Kaprizov’s point total was the fifth-best mark in the first 150 career games among players who primarily play at left wing, per StatCentre.
Most Points, First 150 Career Games, NHL History
Primary Left Wingers
Rk. Player, Team(s) Seasons Pts
- C. Denneny, OTT………..1919-24……………………………………225
- A. Ovechkin, WAS ………2005-07……………………………………187
- P. Kariya, ANA……………1994-97……………………………………177
- R. Noble, TRA/TRS……..1917-24……………………………………176
- K. Kaprizov, MIN ……….2020-23……………………………………175
- L. Robitaille, LAK……….1986-88……………………………………171
- A. Stastny, QUE …………1980-83……………………………………161
• Kaprizov reached the 10-goal mark in 13 games this season, trailing only Brian Rolston (12 GP in 2006-07) for the fewest games needed to hit the mark in franchise history.
• Kaprizov scored eight goals through the first 10 games of the season, the second-highest 10-game total in Wild history trailing only Rolston (nine goals, 2006-07).
• Since the start of the 2021 season, Kaprizov ranks fifth in the NHL with 128 points and sixth with 57 goals.
STONE-COLD KIRILL-ER
• Kirill Kaprizov’s game-winning goal in overtime vs. Vancouver (Oct. 20) marked his third overtime goal since the start of the 2021-22 season, tied for fifth-most in the NHL during that span (Connor McDavid, five; Steven Stamkos, five; Alex DeBrincat, four; Shea Theodore, four).
• Kaprizov currently stands at nine career overtime points in a Wild sweater, tied with Kevin Fiala for fourth-most in franchise history.
All-Time OT Points, Minnesota Wild History
Rk. Player OT Points
- M. Koivu………………………………………………………………………13
2t. P. Bouchard………………………………………………………………….10
2t. M. Gaborik…………………………………………………………………..10
4t. K. Kaprizov……………………………………………………………………9
4t. K. Fiala …………………………………………………………………………9
• Kaprizov ranks tied for second in franchise history with five OT goals, trailing teammate Matt Dumba (six career OT goals with the Wild). Five of his 10 career game-winning goals have come in overtime.
All-Time OT Goals, Minnesota Wild History
Rk. Player OT Goals
- M. Dumba ……………………………………………………………………..6
2t. K. Kaprizov……………………………………………………………………5
2t. M. Koivu………………………………………………………………………..5
2t. B. Burns………………………………………………………………………..5
5t. J. Spurgeon …………………………………………………………………..4
5t. M. Gaborik…………………………………………………………………….4
• Kaprizov’s five career overtime goals trail only Alex DeBrincat and Connor McDavid (seven each) for the most among all skaters since he entered the NHL in 2020-21.
MATS-TER OF HIS CRAFT
• Mats Zuccarello (7-13=20) ranks second on the team in points and assists this season.
• Zuccarello skated in the 700th career game of his NHL career at Los Angeles (Nov. 8). Per #NHLStats, became the third active undrafted player to reach the mark, joining Toronto’s Mark Giordano and Winnipeg’s Brenden Dillon
• Zuccarello recorded a point in all five games to start the 2022-23 season, the longest season-opening point streak of his 13-year NHL career. Only four other skaters in Wild history have posted such a streak to open a season:
Season-Opening Point Streaks, Wild History
Rk. Player, Season Games
- A. Burnette, 2009-10 ………………………………………………………7
2t. C. Stewart, 2017-18 ……………………………………………………….6
2t. P. Demitra, 2006-07………………………………………………………..6
4t. M. Zuccarello, 2022-23 ………………………………………………….5
4t. Z. Parise, 2012-13………………………………………………………….5
• With two goals against Vancouver (10/20), the Norwegian recorded his fifth multi-goal game since joining the Wild in 2019-20. Only Kirill Kaprizov (13 times), Kevin Fiala (11 times) and Joel Eriksson Ek (seven times) have more multi-goal performances during that span.
• Zuccarello scored a goal in the season opener vs. the N.Y. Rangers, marking the second time he has found the net in the first game of the season (10/13/16 vs NYI).
• In 2021-22, Zuccarello recorded the second most assists in franchise history (55) and his point total (79) was T-4th most in team history.
ADD’IN UP
• Calen Addison is tied for first among rookie defensemen and tied for fifth among all rookies with 11 points this season (1-10=11)
• Addison’s eight power-play assists lead all rookies and are tied for fourth among all NHL defensemen.
• Addison’s 10 assists ranks tied for third among rookies.
• With two points (1-1=2) vs. Winnipeg (Nov. 23), Addison boosted his career totals to 3-11=14. According to NHL stats, only three rookie defensemen have collected more career points with the Wild: Filip Kuba (9-21—30 in 75 GP), Kurtis Foster (10-18—28 in 58 GP) and Matt Dumba (9-9—18 in 71 GP).
• With two assists against Vancouver (Oct. 20), Addison matched Ryan Donato (four GP in 2018-19) for the fewest games to reach the five-assist mark in a season among Wild rookies.
• Addison matched Ryan Suter (four GP in 2015-16) for the fewest games to reach the five-assist mark in a season among Wild defensemen.
• Addison notched three assists vs. Colorado (10/17), tying a franchise record for single-game assists by a rookie defenseman. He’s the fifth rookie in Wild history to record three assists in a game (Dupuis, Koivu, N. Johnson and Eriksson Ek).
IN FULL BLOOM
• Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 28 shots he faced at Seattle (Nov. 11) to record his first shutout in a Wild sweater. Fluery has now recorded a shutout against 28 NHL franchises, most in league history.
• Fleury notched the 62nd shootout win of his career at Chicago (Oct. 30), surpassing Hendrik Lundqvist for first all-time among NHL goalies.
• In a 3-1 win over Montreal (Oct. 25), Fleury reached 944 career appearances and surpassed Curtis Joseph for sole possession of sixth place on the NHL’s all-time goaltender appearance list.
• Fleury faced his 28th career penalty-shot attempt vs. Montreal (10/25). Per NHL Stats, Fleury’s 22 saves on 28 all-time attempts trail only Roberto Luongo (33 PS SA, 29 PS saves) for the all-time lead in both categories.
• Fleury reached 25 wins for the 13th time in his career in 2021- 22. Only two NHL goalies have recorded more 25+ win seasons in NHL history: Martin Brodeur (15) and Patrick Roy (14).
• Has notched 14 career 20+ win seasons, fourth most in NHL history: Roy (17), Brodeur (16) and Ed Belfour (15).
• Earned a win against every NHL team after 2-1 victory at VGK (1/8/22).
• 16 consecutive seasons without a losing record from 2006-07 to 2021-22. Record of 503-258 during that span.
FREDDY STAYS READY
• Frederick Gaudreau tallied a point in four consecutive games (2-2=4) from Nov.13 – 19, tying a career-best streak set from April 12 – 17, 2022.
• Gaudreau leads Minnesota with a 51.0 faceoff percentage (min. 3.05 FO/team game), winning 131 of 257 faceoffs this season
• Gaudreau is one of seven NHL players to record eight or more points without serving a penalty minute this season.
THE GUS BUS IS ROLLING
• Filip Gustavsson is 3-1-1 with a goals-allowed average of 1.96 and a save percentage .933 in his last five games (Nov. 9 – 23).
• Since Nov. 9, Gustavsson ranks second in GAA and fifth in SV% among goalies that have played at least five games.
