NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild with Line Combinations 01/31/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Edmonton Oilers (28-19-8, 64 pts) vs Minnesota Wild (31-14-10, 72 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Saturday, January 31th
Time: 10:00 pm ET / 9:00 pm CT / 8:00 pm MT
TV: / FanDuel Sports Network North / Sportsnet
Radio:
Wild – KFAN (100.3 FM)
Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers are second in the Pacific Division with 64 points and a 4-2 record in their current eight game homestand.
Minnesota Wild News & Notes:
The Wild are second in the Central Division with 72 points, ending their recent four game homestand with a 3-1 record.
Wild Projected Lines:
Kaprizov/Hartman/Zuccarello
Johansson/Eriksson Ek/Boldy
Trenin/Yurov/Tarasenko
Filigno/Sturn/Hinostroza
Hughes/Faber
Middleton/Spurgeon
Hunt/Jiricek
Gustavsson
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Nugent-Hopkins/McDavid/Hyman
Podkolzin/Draisaitl/Mangiapane
Roslovic/Samanski/Savoie
Frederic/Lazar/Janmark
Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Walman
Emberson/Stastney
Jarry
Players To Watch:
Minnesota Wild
Defenseman Quinn Hughes has 27 points in 23 games since being traded to Minnesota. He’s a key piece of Team USA’s defense in the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Edmonton Oilers
26-year-old defenseman Evan Bouchard is third on his team in points with 59 through 55 games. In last week’s Saturday night game, he became the first NHL defenseman since Bobby Orr to record 6 points and 8 shots on net in a single game. When his defense partner, Mattias Ekholm, had a three goal game two days later, the Oilers became the first NHL team to have a defenseman record a hat-trick in two straight games.
Injury Report:
San Jose Sharks
D / Zach Bogosian / IR
D / Jonas Brodin / IR
Edmonton Oilers
C / Adam Henrique / IR
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