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Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Thursday, March 25, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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ESPN · SNW

Game preview

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday, March 25, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SNW.

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

Rest and travel

Oilers

Game 3 of a road trip: Vancouver and Calgary, now Minnesota.

  1. 152027-03-15: at COL
  2. 162027-03-16: no game
  3. 172027-03-17: no game
  4. 182027-03-18: vs STL
  5. 192027-03-19: no game
  6. 202027-03-20: vs DAL
  7. 212027-03-21: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 222027-03-22: no game
  9. 232027-03-23: at CGY
  10. 242027-03-24: no game
  11. 252027-03-25: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,052 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,978 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 152027-03-15: no game
  2. 162027-03-16: no game
  3. 172027-03-17: at COL
  4. 182027-03-18: no game
  5. 192027-03-19: vs CGY
  6. 202027-03-20: no game
  7. 212027-03-21: vs UTA
  8. 222027-03-22: no game
  9. 232027-03-23: vs CHI
  10. 242027-03-24: no game
  11. 252027-03-25: vs EDM
rest since last game
1 day
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