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Edmonton Skates Past Minnesota 4-1 - Recap

Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots against Minnesota on Thursday, leading Edmonton to a 4-1 victory at Xcel Energy Center.

The Oilers were a +152 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Leon Draisaitl, Ty Rattie, Darnell Nurse, and Zack Kassian each scored for the Oilers in the victory. Nurse opened the scoring for Edmonton.

Cam Talbot turned in a 35-save effort for the Oilers.

Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.

Devan Dubnyk stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Edmonton scored 1 times on 3 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 36-23.

Edmonton heads into a battle against the Sharks. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against New Jersey.