Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 12, 2024

The Edmonton Oilers are on the road to play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. EST.

Edmonton (16-10-2) is coming off a 2-1 home win over Tampa Bay. Minnesota (19-5-4) is coming off a 5-4 shootout win over the Utah Hockey Club.

Oilers vs Wild: Head-to-head & key stats

• Minnesota is 63-31-4-6 all-time against Edmonton
• The Oilers are 8-4-1 on the road
• The Wild are allowing 2.39 goals per game
• Edmonton is averaging 3 goals per game
• Minnesota is averaging 3.21 goals per game
• The Oilers are allowing 2.86 goals per game
• Minnesota is 7-3-1 at home

Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild: Preview

Edmonton is coming off a 2-1 win over Tampa Bay and is riding a three-game winning streak. The Oilers have started to turn a corner and are led by their two-headed monster in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl who both have 38 points each.

The Oilers are expected to start Stuart Skinner who's 10-7-2 with a 2.81 GAA and a .895 SV%. In his career against Minnesota, Skinner is 2-2 with a 3.04 GAA and a .900 SV%.

Minnesota, meanwhile, is coming off a shootout win over Utah and is 6-1 in its last seven games. The Wild are expected to start Filip Gustavsson who's 14-4-3 with a 2.08 GAA and a .927 SV%. In his career against Edmonton, he's 2-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a .915 SV%.

The Wild are led by Kirill Kaprizov who has 43 points, Matt Boldy has 28 points, Marco Rossi has 24 points and Brock Faber has 14 points.

Oilers vs Wild: Odds & Prediction

Edmonton is a -135 favorite, while Minnesota is a +114 underdog. The over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Oilers played Tampa Bay well on Tuesday, as Edmonton has started to play better defensively and in goal. But, it now plays Minnesota who has been playing solid in net and on defense.

This should be a low-scoring game, but Gustavsson has been phenomenal this season. Minnesota is also on a hot streak. Look for that to continue, as the Wild should get the win as home underdogs.

Prediction: Wild 3, Oilers 2.

Oilers vs Wild: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Minnesota ML (+114)

Tip 2: Under 6 goals (-115)

Tip 3: Kirill Kaprizov 4+ shots on goal (-115)