The Edmonton Oilers will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Place on Saturday night.
Goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to get the start as the Oilers continue their eight-game homestand.
Edmonton enters Thursday’s game after a 4-3 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks.
“Obviously it took a while, but it’s nice to get over that hump and get three wins in a row, and we only have three games left,” Zach Hyman said, according to the NHL.
“So you want to go into the break feeling good, and it’s a big opportunity for us.”
The Oilers needed a third period win to beat San Jose and are hoping for a stronger start against a Minnesota team that sits second in the Western Conference with a 31-14-10 record.
“Obviously it’s been good to be able to capitalize when we can, and the way we finished, we’ve had a long, hard push at the end of the games, and that’s what we have to do,” head coach Kris Knoblauch said.
“But we want to make it a little easier going into those third periods. They’re a very good hockey team. They have some dynamic players — including Kaprisov and Hughes — but those two are among the best in the NHL,” he added.
Hyman scored the extra-time winner on Thursday and has now scored 20 goals in his last 25 games.
“I feel good,” Hyman said, as quoted by NHL. “It takes some time to feel good again after a major operation, but I feel healthy now.”
