The Edmonton Oilers gained their sixth in a row, holding off the Minnesota Wild 4-3 Friday evening at Rogers Place.
The Oilers peppered Marc-Andre Fleury with 18 pictures within the first interval and took the lead on a pointy wrister by Evan Bouchard with 4:44 to go within the body. Bouchard prolonged his level streak to 10 video games.
“I feel when the workforce does nicely, people do nicely,” Bouchard mentioned about his current play.
The Wild startled the Oilers with two targets within the first 41 seconds of the second with Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek doing the harm. Connor McDavid supplied a spectacular reply 40 seconds later. He got here down the appropriate aspect, minimize by way of the slot, went round Fleury, and whereas going behind the online reached again to tuck in his ninth of the season.
Connor Dewar restored the Wild lead with a fast shot from in entrance. With 1:30 to go within the second, Leon Draisaitl evened it a 3 together with his patented off-wing energy play one timer.
Early in third, Evander Kane hammered Jonas Brodin behind the Wild internet, drawing the ire of Ryan Hartman, who took a penalty for roughing Kane. The Oilers energy play transformed when Bouchard crushed a degree shot previous Fleury.
“I feel when you’ve a risk from up high, it opens up the seams for the blokes,” Bouchard mentioned concerning the energy play.
“He does have a bomb. It’s fairly unbelievable how laborious he can shoot it,” Skinner mentioned. “I feel he’s acquired doubtlessly the toughest shot within the NHL.”
Hartman hit the publish with Fleury pulled for an additional attacker with 1:29 to go. With one second left, Stuart Skinner made a game-saving cease on a drive by Jared Spurgeon.
“You’ve simply acquired to do your greatest to remain within the second–keep targeted on my job, which is stopping the puck,” Skinner mentioned. “If I’ve to do this within the final 0.7 seconds, I’m going to do my greatest to do this.”
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 4 assists.
Fleury completed with 36 saves. Skinner made 17.
The Oilers, 11-12-1, will host the New Jersey Devils on Sunday (Face-off Present at 12:30 p.m., recreation at 2 p.m.).
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