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Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers

Regular season · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · Rogers Place

MINNHL · Wild+ · SNW · TVAS

Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+, SNW and TVAS.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Wild

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102026-10-10: at FLA
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: vs VGK
  4. 132026-10-13: at WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: vs STL
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: no game
  9. 182026-10-18: vs CBJ
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: at EDM
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,090 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,090 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Oilers

Back home after a game in Utah.

  1. 102026-10-10: at SJS
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: at LAK
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: vs UTA
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: at UTA
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: vs MIN
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~886 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,772 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINEDM

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)EDM 76% (3rd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)EDM 1:33 left (6th latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)EDM 49.5s (10th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MIN 44% (most often)EDM 30% (16th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series