The Minnesota Wild host the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL match up with playoff implications. BetOnline.com has Minnesota Wild -190 odds favorites against the Edmonton Oilers +160 odds with the over/under set at 5 goals.
The Oilers have ripped off 11 wins in their last 14 games, including a massive 7-5 win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Mathieu Garon, who earned the starting goalie position earlier this season, has missed five games with a lower body injury after starting 17 straight. Former Oiler playoff hero Dwayne Roloson has gone 4-1 in his absence, but “Rolly the Goalie” will need to do better than a 3.14 goals against average in his five starts if Edmonton is going to win a playoff berth. Luckily, the Oilers have piled up 22 goals in that span.
The Wild's mediocre play appears to finally be catching up to them. With a humbling 3-3-4 record in the past 10 games, including Saturday's crucial 5-4 loss in Calgary, the Flames are back of the Northwest Division lead by a single point. Minnesota is 3-1-1 in its last five games, but losses to division rivals like Calgary are especially costly, and of the Wild's six remaining games, all come against division opponents. If anything, Minny must figure out how to win close games; of its past six losses, all have come by one goal (including shoot outs).
The Oilers are hot right now but they're just 1-4-1 against the Wild this season. It will be hard to shake that up in Minnesota. Get your Free NHL Picks in Now.
Edmonton at Minnesota, Wednesday @ 8:00 p.m. ET
Free NHL Pick: Minnesota
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