The Minnesota Wild started their four-game road trip with a win as Cam Talbot stumped the Edmonton Oilers on the way to a 4-1 victory.
The Wild started the game quickly as they went on the power play 33 seconds into the game on a tripping penalty by Evan Bouchard. Minnesota came into the game 29th with a 13.9 percent power play but Joel Eriksson Ek bucked the trend with his 10th goal of the season.
That was fast!
Joel Eriksson Ek gets the scoring started for #mnwild pic.twitter.com/a3uQDsrD9r
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) December 8, 2021
With the Wild on the board, they doubled their lead when Eriksson Ek found Marcus Foligno for his 11th goal of the season.
MAKE THAT 2!!
Marcus Foligno scores to give #mnwild a 2-0 lead over Edmonton in the first period pic.twitter.com/PZjVFApxpW
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) December 8, 2021
The 2-0 lead was plenty for Talbot, who carried the Wild through a shaky second period. The Minnesota netminder made 37 saves on the night and helped the Wild hold the Oilers’ top-ranked power play to 0-for-5 on the night.
Although Edmonton chipped into the lead with a goal from Jesse Puljujarvi, Minnesota came out with a renewed focus in the third. With the Wild up 2-1, Jonas Brodin streaked into the Oilers’ zone and fed Victor Rask for his fourth goal of the season and effectively put the game out of reach.
RASK!! 🚨#mnwild take a 3-1 lead over Edmonton in the third period pic.twitter.com/6jHNi72CxJ
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) December 8, 2021
Dmitry Kulikov added a breakaway goal late in the third and the Wild came away with a quality victory over one of the best teams in the Western Conference.
With the Wild picking up their seventh straight win, they’ll head to San Jose to take on the Sharks on Thursday night.
