Wild at Edmonton
Preview: The Wild, coming off a 3-2 victory over Detroit, begins a stretch of six of eight games on the road. The Wild and Oilers haven’t met since Dec. 29, 2011 (420 days ago). The Oilers, who two games ago fired a franchise-record 56 shots in a 6-4 victory over Colorado, lost 3-1 to Los Angeles on Tuesday. The Wild is 10-2 in the past 12 meetings.
Players to watch: Oilers D Justin Schultz (22:50) and Wild D Jonas Brodin (21:56) are 1-2 in average ice time per game for rookies. D Ryan Suter leads the NHL in average ice time per game (27:24). G Niklas Backstrom is 22-3-1 (babyandyUSA-April-01) all-time vs. the Oilers with a 1.81 goals against average. F Pierre-Marc Bouchard has 41 points in 44 games against Edmonton, his highest point total vs. any team. Oilers LW Ryan Smyth is the sixth-leading scorer against the Wild with 41 points in 57 games. Michael Kors Handbags Outlet http://michaelkorsonlinesales.webs.com C Sam Gagner is tied for 16th in the NHL with 16 points.
Numbers: The Wild is the lowest-scoring team in the NHL, averaging 2.07 goals per game; the Oilers rank 24th (2.33). . The Wild ranks 11th in goals against (2.47 goals per game); the Oilers rank 16th (2.67). . The Oilers rank sixth on the power play (23.9 percent) and fourth on the michaelkorsonlinesales.webs.com penalty kill (87.1 percent). . The Wild ranks 29th in shots per game (26.5); the Oilers give up the most shots per game (33.6).. 2013-04-02.