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Andrew Mangiapane hasn't been scoring goals. That much is obvious. His last one came November 3 against Nashville, and when he finally ended the drought Saturday afternoon in Minnesota—tipping an Evan Bouchard shot past Filip Gustavsson at 13:35 of the first period—it had been 21 games and 47 days since he'd seen one cross the line.
Andrew Mangiapane ends a 21-game scoring drought, while both Connor McDavid & Leon Draisaitl extended their point streaks on Saturday in a 5-2 defeat to the Wild to end their five-game road trip
The recent goaltender trade that saw Stuart Skinner exit the Edmonton Oilers organization represents one of the final touches of the roster remake/remodel for general manager Stan Bowman. His version of the team involves several new feature players added over the last 16 months.
The Minnesota Wild, the hottest team in the NHL, finish off a back-to-back Sunday afternoon against the Colorado Avalanche.
The Edmonton Oilers battled hard against a good team on Saturday afternoon, but fell short to the Minnesota Wild. 3-2 on the road trip, Connor McDavid extended his point streak to nine games (11-12-23),
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl put on a show as the Edmonton Oilers waltzed their way to a 6-4 victory at PPG Paints Arena. Draisaitl finished with four assists, the first one producing the 1,000th point of his career.
Behind a textbook power play assist and a nifty shorthanded goal from Connor McDavid, the Oilers held off the Bruins, 3-1. The Bruins will play game two of their stretch of four vs. Canadian teams on Saturday against Vancouver.
Connor Ingram faces Vegas Sunday, and the Oilers' lack of attention to detail and defensive lapses against the Wild offer little confidence for his starting debut.