Minnesota Wild (26-22-3) vs. Edmonton Oilers (26-23-3)
Xcel Energy Center @ 2:00 CST
Television: KSTP (HD)
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM
For the Oilers perspective, check out Lowetide
Tonight's lines:
Minnesota Wild | Edmonton Oilers |
| Miettinen - Koivu - Brunette Burns - Schultz Backstrom | Penner - Horcoff - Hemsky Souray - Gilbert Roloson |
Notes
- Today is Nick Schultz's 500th career NHL game.
- Today is Owen Nolan's 1100th career NHL game.
- The Oilers lost 10-2 to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
- The Oilers have lost 8 straight in St. Paul.
- Edmonton had managed just one goal in three straight games entering Saturday's trip to Detroit.
- Dwayne Roloson stopped just 11 of 16 shots in the opening period before being pulled in favor of Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
- This is the second game in a row that the Wild are facing the Oilers the day following Roloson being pulled in a horrible performance.
Questions to Answer
- Can the new kids break into the box score?
- So, who the hell are the Wild? Seriously? Does anyone know?
- Can the Wild win their second game against a team on the second leg of a back to back?
- Will Bouchard bounce back?
- Will Roloson get healthy against the Wild like he did last week?