Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, March 10, 2016, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 on Thursday, March 10, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Edmonton Oilers	2	31-43-8
at Minnesota Wild	1	38-33-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	1	0	1	2
Minnesota Wild	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	13	4	8	25
Minnesota Wild	12	10	8	30

Three stars

C. Talbot, Edmonton Oilers (goaltender)
C. McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal)
D. Kuemper, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:55	Edmonton Oilers	Lauri Korpikoski (9)	Mark Letestu (11), Adam Clendening (4)	Even strength	EDM 1, MIN 0
2nd	11:04	Minnesota Wild	Zach Parise (19)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 1, MIN 1
3rd	12:31	Edmonton Oilers	Connor McDavid (14)	Zack Kassian (4), Andrej Sekera (19)	Even strength	EDM 2, MIN 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Edmonton Oilers	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	25	30
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	15	9
Blocked shots	18	15
Giveaways	4	11
Takeaways	3	8
Faceoffs won	15/55 (27.3%)	40/55 (72.7%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 T. Hall	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		19:14
Number 10 N. Yakupov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		14:02
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0		15:50
Number 19 P. Maroon	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:35
Number 22 A. Cracknell	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		10:31
Number 23 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:11
Number 26 I. Pakarinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		11:56
Number 28 L. Korpikoski	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	40%	19:33
Number 29 L. Draisaitl	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	18.2%	15:31
Number 44 Z. Kassian	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		15:54
Number 55 M. Letestu	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	33.3%	15:31
Number 97 C. McDavid	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	33.3%	20:59
Number 2 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	2		22:45
Number 5 M. Fayne	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		21:53
Number 6 A. Pardy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	4		21:05
Number 8 G. Reinhart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:09
Number 27 A. Clendening	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	3		15:20
Number 82 J. Oesterle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:01

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2	66.7%	21:44
Number 7 C. Porter	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		09:04
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	75%	21:09
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		20:29
Number 12 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		08:34
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		12:53
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		13:54
Number 19 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	75%	08:12
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	14:56
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		15:58
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	70%	14:56
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	75%	15:42
Number 4 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:56
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		19:16
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	5		28:13
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		17:09
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		20:38
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		21:48

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	25	23	2	.920	58:29	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:52	Minnesota Wild	Justin Fontaine	Hooking	2
1st	16:16	Minnesota Wild	Mikael Granlund	Tripping	2
2nd	06:34	Edmonton Oilers	Andrej Sekera	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	13:26	Edmonton Oilers	Jordan Eberle	High sticking	2
2nd	16:24	Edmonton Oilers	Mark Letestu	Hooking	2
3rd	14:12	Edmonton Oilers	Adam Cracknell	Hooking	2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Todd McLellan
Minnesota Wild head coach: John Torchetti
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Ryan Galloway
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Nikita Nikitin, Benoit Pouliot, Luke Gazdic, Anton Lander, Brandon Davidson, Darnell Nurse
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jason Pominville, Devan Dubnyk, Ryan Carter, Nate Prosser

2015-2016 season series

Every Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Oct 27, 2015
Minnesota Wild 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 18, 2016
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Other NHL games on Mar 10

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 10, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 10, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 10, 2016
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 10, 2016
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 10, 2016
New Jersey Devils 3 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 10, 2016

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