The Minnesota Wild face the Edmonton Oilers in Western Conference action. Minnesota has gone 11-9-1 at home and 27-13-4 overall. The Wild have a 25-1-2 record when scoring three or more goals. Edmonton is 27-13-3 overall and 12-6-2 in road games.

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The Utah Hockey Club pulled off a great game against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday to begin their three-game road trip, beating them 4-0 to get closer to the second wild card spot in the Western Conference.

Utah continues the road trip tomorrow with a rematch against the Winnipeg Jets. Tomorrow’s game at Canada Life Centre will be the third meeting of the season between the teams after Winnipeg defeated Utah 3-0 on Nov. 5, and Utah returned the favor 5-2 on Jan. 20. Tomorrow’s puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. MT.

Atlanta Hawks (22-23, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (24-21, seventh in the Western Conference)

Dylan Guenther, who scored both of Utah’s goals on Dec. 20, is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Mikhail Sergachev, who had three assists in those two games, is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. It’s unclear whether he’ll be ready to play Thursday.

Articles and videos about Wild ‘cautiously optimistic’ Kaprizov, Spurgeon return Thursday on FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul.

NHL schedule includes the Minnesota Wild (28-16-4) hosting the Calgary Flames (23-16-7) at Xcel Energy Center, starting at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Wild rank fifth and the Flames eighth in the Western Conference.

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Minnesota vs Calgary, which will take place on January 26th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers face off in Western Conference play on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Minnesota Wild's Andrew Brunette, left, celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime that lifted the Wild to an improbable 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinal in Denver, Colo. on Tuesday, April 22 ...

Two teams that are among the league leaders in wins and points will clash at the Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday night.