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Minnesota Falls 7-2 to Oilers - Recap

Leon Draisaitl was the difference, potting a pair for Edmonton on Friday as the Oilers skated off with a 7-2 victory over the Wild at Rogers Place.

The Oilers were a -123 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Edmonton got goals from Leon Draisaitl(2), Alex Chiasson, Connor McDavid, Darnell Nurse, Zack Kassian, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the victory. Draisaitl opened the scoring at 4:14 of the first period.

Cam Talbot turned in a 31-save effort for the Oilers.

Marcus Foligno, and Nino Niederreiter scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.

Devan Dubnyk stopped 3 of 6 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Edmonton scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 33-32.

Next game, Edmonton takes its act home to face Calgary looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head home to face Montreal.