Minnesota Wild vs. Oilers: Calen Addison in lineup as Canada road trip begins
By Tim Johnson
7 p.m. CST. Sunday, Feb. 20. 98. Bally Sports North. 28-18-3. 148. Oilers -1.5. 30-13-3
The Minnesota Wild head north on Sunday to try and snap a two-game losing skid.
The matchup with the Edmonton Oilers comes after the Wild dropped games to the Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. Minnesota, which beat Detroit 7-4 on Valentine’s Day, has allowed 16 goals over the last three games and will have a bit of a different look defensively against the Oilers.
Kaapo Kahkonen be in net after Cam Talbot started the past two games, and defenseman Calen Addison was recalled from the Iowa Wild on Saturday. Forward Victor Rask and defenseman Dakota Mermis were reassigned to Iowa in the corresponding move.
Addison has three goals and 17 points in 23 games with Iowa this season, and also has three points in nine games in Minnesota.
Addy lights the lamp! 🚨
— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) November 3, 2021
Calen Addison gets his first career goal and #mnwild lead Ottawa 2-0 early in the first period pic.twitter.com/aGBOmQAzQo
He is also expected to be in the lineup for the Wild on Sunday and is among the changes in the forward and defensemen pairings for the game.
Edmonton also has a different look from the team the Wild beat in Rogers Place Arena on Dec. 7. The biggest change is behind the bench as Tood Woodcroft took over for former coach Dave Tippett.
The Oilers, who beat Winnipeg on Saturday, have won five straight games since the move and scored 22 goals in that stretch.
Sunday also marks the stretch of four straight road games for the Wild in Canada. The trip continues on Tuesday in Ottawa.
Minnesota has a 27-14-7 all-time mark in Edmonton.
Road ready.#mnwild pic.twitter.com/FvsNfEgEWX
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) February 19, 2022
Betting odds
The Wild vs. Oilers odds on WynnBET has host Edmonton favored by 1.5 goals. Minnesota also is the slight favorite on the moneyline at -115, and the Oilers are the underdog at -105. The over/under for total goals is 6.5.
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Upcoming schedule
Tuesday, Feb. 22: @Ottawa, 6 p.m. CST
Thursday, Feb 24: @Toronto, 6 p.m. CST
Saturday, Feb 26: @Calgary, 9 p.m. CST