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Wild Extend Winning Streak to 7 with Victory over Oilers

On Saturday, the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 for their seventh straight victory as Matt Boldy scored twice and Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves.
Amid the run, Minnesota set a franchise record with a 14-game home points streak, going 12-0-2 at Grand Casino Arena since Nov. 1 and allowed just 11 goals during the streak.
Midway through the third period, Vladimir Tarasenko scored his fourth goal in three games, giving the Wild a 4-2 lead, while McDavid and Mangiapane scored for Edmonton, and Pickard stopped 32 shots.
Wild will host Colorado on Sunday night, with Matt Boldy having seven goals in his past eight games and tying Kirill Kaprizov for the team lead.
On the season level, Leon Draisaitl reached 50 points for the 11th straight season, tying Glenn Anderson and Mark Messier, while Minnesota remains the only team with two 20-plus goal scorers.

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Player grades: Pickard plays his heart out, not enough as Oilers lose 5-2 to Wild

Player grades: Pickard plays his heart out, not enough as Edmonton Oilers lose 5-2 to Minnesota Wild

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Matt Boldy scores twice, Wild beat Oilers 5-2 for 7th straight victory

Matt Boldy scored twice, Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.

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