Minnesota beat Edmonton in an NHL match, Tarasenko had a goal plus an assist

The Minnesota Wild hockey players defeated the Edmonton Oilers in a home match of the NHL regular season.

The meeting in St. Paul ended with a score of 5:2. For Minnesota, Matthew Boldy scored a double, Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Sturm scored one goal each. Andrew Mangipane and Connor McDavid scored for Edmonton.

Russian forward Tarasenko has a goal and an assist. He has scored in three matches in a row. In total, the 34-year-old Russian has 19 (7+12) points this season.

Another Russian forward Yakov Trenin scored an assist, scoring his 11th point (2+9) in the championship.

Kirill Kaprizov scored no points and broke his three-game scoring streak.

Minnesota won its seventh game in a row, all victories coming in regulation time. The Wildcats have 49 points and are in third place in the Western Conference. Edmonton (40) is in sixth position.

In another match of the day, Ottawa defeated Chicago at home with a score of 6:4. Chicago forward Ilya Mikheev was able to score a double for the second time this season.

NHL. Regular season

Minnesota Wild (St. Paul) – Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton) – 5:2 (3:2, 0:0, 2:0)

Goals: Baldy, 3:42, 10:56 (bol.). Hartman, 19:53. Tarasenko, 49:07. Assault, 58:35. — Manjipane, 1:33 p.m. McDavid, 18:44 (bol.).

Ottawa Senators (Ottawa) – Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago) – 6:4 (1:0, 2:3, 3:1)

Goals: Kleven, 6:36. Stützle, 28:02 (men.). Tkachuk, 34:07. Perron, 41:45 (bol.), 45:31. Zetterlund, 56:10. — Mikheev, 21:52, 38:33. Burakovsky, 29:55. Lardis, 47:17.