@0:45 Chris Knoblauch
@3:10 Calvin Pickard
@5:00 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Captain Connor McDavid recorded two goals and an assist, and goaltender Calvin Pickard made 31 saves for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night in a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.
McDavid passed Jari Kurri for second on the Oilers all-time scoring list with 1,044 points on the back of his multi-point performance, while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins contributed a goal and an assist in the victory to give him 17 points (10G, 7A) over his last 21 games.
The Oilers trailed 2-0 in the opening period after giving up two power-play goals to Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi, battling back from a multi-goal deficit for the second straight game to tie the game by collecting themselves behind their a resilient Pickard to come up with a huge win in the State of Hockey.
“It was a pretty wild game,” Pickard said. “It was 3-3 in the second period and I just wanted to hold them there. I knew we were going to score one or two more. I just wanted to keep it at three and it was a huge third period by us.”
Vasily Podkolzin received a lucky bounce off the skate of Wild defenceman Jon Merrill for the game-winning goal in the third period before McDavid provided insurance with an incredible unassisted goal with 7:11 remaining, securing the Oilers their 18th win in their last 23 contests (18-4-1).
“I think our guys like a challenge. Unfortunately, it’s making me age a little quicker than I would like,” Head Coach Kris Knoblauch jokes. “I’d like us to get up three early and just cruise to a nice lead or victory, but I think the guys dug in and they can handle adversity. When things aren’t going well, they don’t pack it in. I absolutely love the character of this team.”
“You just have to shut the door,” Pickard said. “They had some good looks early in the second, and they ended up getting one, but it’s still a one-goal game, and you just gotta keep hitting the ball back and keep the game close because we have a great team that can score goals, and we did that tonight.
The Oilers will continue their three-game road trip on Thursday in the second of back-to-back games at Ball Arena against the Colorado Avalanche.
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Edmonton Oilers Post Game Press Conference after Victory over the Minnesota Wild 01/15/2025
