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Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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MINNHL · Wild+ · SN1 · KSTC

Game preview

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+, SN1 and KSTC.

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

Rest and travel

Oilers

Game 2 of a road trip: Chicago, now Minnesota.

  1. 282026-11-28: at SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 292026-11-29: no game
  3. 302026-11-30: no game
  4. 12026-12-01: vs BUF
  5. 22026-12-02: no game
  6. 32026-12-03: vs WSH
  7. 42026-12-04: no game
  8. 52026-12-05: no game
  9. 62026-12-06: at CHI
  10. 72026-12-07: no game
  11. 82026-12-08: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~345 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,779 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 282026-11-28: no game
  2. 292026-11-29: at CHI
  3. 302026-11-30: no game
  4. 12026-12-01: at ANA
  5. 22026-12-02: no game
  6. 32026-12-03: at LAK
  7. 42026-12-04: no game
  8. 52026-12-05: vs PHI
  9. 62026-12-06: no game
  10. 72026-12-07: no game
  11. 82026-12-08: vs EDM
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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

Edmonton OilersOilersTue, Oct 13 at LAK
  1. L1Draisaitl#29McDavid#97Podkolzin#92
    13:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2Formenton#26Joseph#21Michaels#43
    10:40 together at 5v5
  3. L3Dickinson#16Hallander#19Kapanen#42
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4Howard#53Frederic#10Samanski#81
    5:05 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekholm#14Bouchard#2
    14:21 together at 5v5
  2. D2Murphy#5Shea#6
    13:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Emberson#49Mukhamadullin#85
    8:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Draisaitl CMcDavid CKapanen RPodkolzin RBouchard D2:14

Penalty kill

  1. 1Formenton LMichaels RMurphy DShea D1:03
  2. 2Formenton LMcDavid CEkholm DMurphy D0:44
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

EDMMIN

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series