Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild Live Streaming NHL Online on 8:00 pm EDT Thu March 31, 2011
Edmonton Oilers have scored four times during a six-game road skid. Edmonton Oilers have lost 10 in a row, their worst skid since a 13-game slide Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 30, 2010. With leading scorers Sam Gagner, Taylor Hall and Alex Hemsky out for the rest of the season with injuries, Edmonton has managed a stunning 11 goals and gone 3 for 40 on the power play during its losing streak. Edmonton vs Minnesota Live NHL Free Streaming. Edmonton has totaled six goals in its four losses this season to Minnesota, which has gone 9-2-1 in the last 12 overall matchups.
Minnesota’s Niklas Backstrom is 1-8-1 with a 3.85 GAA in his last 10 starts, but he could get the nod Thursday as he is 17-2-1 with a 1.73 GAA and four shutouts against Edmonton. All four of those shutouts came at home, where Backstrom is 13-0-0 with a 1.15 GAA versus the Oilers. He made 20 saves Feb. 22. Minnesota Wild, who hold a 22-4 scoring edge in the third period and overtime during that stretch, recorded three third-period goals in the last meeting, a 4-1 home win Feb. 22. Free NHL Oilers vs Wild Live Webcast. Wild look to improve their slim postseason chances Thursday night when they seek their fifth win in as many tries against the Oilers this season and 16th straight at home in the series.
