The Minnesota Wild (6-2-1 this season) visit the Edmonton Oilers (6-1-1 this season) at Rogers Place on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, and this preview lays out the Wild vs Oilers odds, puck line, total, goalies, injuries and recent trends. Puck drop is 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) in Edmonton, Alta., with TV on MINNHL / Wild+ / TVA Sports.
Storyline: Minnesota enters Tuesday at 6-2-1 after a 2-1 win over Columbus (Oct. 18). Edmonton enters Tuesday at 6-1-1 after a 6-2 win at Utah (Oct. 17). Special teams stand out on paper: Minnesota’s power play ranks 2nd in the NHL at 32.1 percent, while Edmonton’s penalty kill ranks 26th at 70.8 percent (NHL.com). Minnesota won all three meetings last season: 1-0 in Edmonton on Dec. 2, 2025, 5-2 at home on Dec. 20, 2025 and 7-3 in Edmonton on Jan. 31, 2026 (NHL.com).
Wild vs Oilers Odds & Line Movement
| Matchup | Minnesota Wild @ Edmonton Oilers |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | Minnesota Wild 6-2-1 | Edmonton Oilers 6-1-1 |
| 2025-26 Records | Minnesota Wild 46-24-12 | Edmonton Oilers 41-30-11 |
| Head Coaches | MIN: John Hynes (4th season) | EDM: Mike Babcock (1st season) |
| Puck Line | MIN +1.5 (-238) | EDM -1.5 (+195) |
| Moneyline | Minnesota Wild: +105 | Edmonton Oilers: -125 |
| Total | O/U 6.5 (o+100 / u-120) |
| Opening Line (DraftKings) | MIN +102 / EDM -122 | total 6.5 |
| Venue | Rogers Place (Edmonton, Alta.) |
| Date / Time | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 — 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) |
| TV / How to Watch | MINNHL / Wild+ / TVA Sports |
| Probable Starting Goalies | MIN: Jesper Wallstedt (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) | EDM: Tristan Jarry (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) |
Wild vs Oilers odds via DraftKings (through ESPN) as of Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, ~1:35 PM ET. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. ESPN lists Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota) and Tristan Jarry (Edmonton) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time.
In the Wild vs Oilers odds market, on the moneyline, Edmonton opened at -122 and Minnesota at +102 at DraftKings; Edmonton has moved from -122 to -125 and Minnesota has moved from +102 to +105 as of Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, ~1:35 PM ET. The total has held at 6.5 (over +100, under -120) since it opened. On the puck line, Edmonton -1.5 is at +195, the same price it opened at. Opening prices are the first numbers DraftKings posted, per ESPN.
Goalie Matchup: Wallstedt vs Jarry
The goalie matchup is one of the biggest inputs in the Wild vs Oilers odds. ESPN lists Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota) and Tristan Jarry (Edmonton) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time. Here is how each team’s goalies have performed so far in 2026-27 (NHL.com).
Edmonton Oilers Goalies
Devon Levi has started five games and is 4-1-0 with an .898 save percentage (123 saves on 137 shots). Most recently, he made 21 saves on 24 shots in a 4-2 loss to Utah (Oct. 15). Tristan Jarry has started three games and is 2-0-1 with an .873 save percentage (62 saves on 71 shots). Most recently, he made 26 saves on 28 shots in a 6-2 win at Utah (Oct. 17). ESPN lists Tristan Jarry as the probable starter for Tuesday (not confirmed at research time).
Minnesota Wild Goalies
Jesper Wallstedt has started eight games and is 6-1-1 with a .922 save percentage (188 saves on 204 shots). Most recently, he made 14 saves on 15 shots in a 2-1 win over Columbus (Oct. 18). Calvin Pickard has started one game and is 0-1-0 with an .800 save percentage (20 saves on 25 shots). That start was a 5-2 loss at Winnipeg (Oct. 13). ESPN lists Jesper Wallstedt as the probable starter for Tuesday (not confirmed at research time).
Edmonton Oilers Preview: McDavid Leads a 6-1-1 Start
2025-26 recap: Edmonton went 41-30-11 (93 points) and finished second in the Pacific Division, then lost to Anaheim in six games in the first round after reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 2024 and 2025. The Oilers led the NHL on the power play (30.6 percent) but allowed 3.23 goals per game, 25th in the league (NHL.com). Connor McDavid led the team with 138 points (48 goals, 90 assists), Leon Draisaitl had 97 points and Evan Bouchard had 95.
Offseason moves: Edmonton fired coach Kris Knoblauch on May 14 and hired Mike Babcock, who has 700 NHL wins and had not coached in the league since 2019, on June 23. Goalie Frederik Andersen signed after winning the Stanley Cup with Carolina, and the Oilers acquired goalie Devon Levi from Buffalo and signed defenseman Ryan Shea. Longtime defenseman Darnell Nurse was traded to San Jose, and Jack Roslovic signed with Toronto (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: McDavid, Draisaitl, Vasily Podkolzin, Isaac Howard and Kasperi Kapanen are among the forwards, with Bouchard, Mattias Ekholm, Jake Walman and Connor Murphy on defense. Babcock is in his first season as Edmonton’s coach.
Season so far: Edmonton is 6-1-1 through eight games, with 37 goals scored and 24 allowed. Results: a 6-5 overtime loss to Vancouver (Sept. 29), a 9-7 win at Vancouver (Oct. 1), a 3-1 win over Seattle (Oct. 3), a 5-2 win at Anaheim (Oct. 7), a 3-1 win at San Jose (Oct. 10), a 4-1 win at Los Angeles (Oct. 13), a 4-2 loss to Utah (Oct. 15) and a 6-2 win at Utah (Oct. 17). Connor McDavid has 23 points (six goals, 17 assists), and Evan Bouchard has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) (NHL.com).
For more background on Edmonton, our Oilers vs Mammoth preview from Oct. 17 breaks down the Oilers’ previous matchup.
Edmonton Oilers Injury Report
Injury news can move the Wild vs Oilers odds before puck drop. Jason Dickinson (undisclosed) is listed as out; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (lower body), Alec Regula (undisclosed), Matt Savoie (lower body), Frederik Andersen (knee) and Mattias Janmark (undisclosed) are on injured reserve; Atro Leppanen (undisclosed) is on the injured non-roster list (ESPN).
Minnesota Wild Preview: Kaprizov Leads a 6-2-1 Start
2025-26 recap: Minnesota went 46-24-12 (104 points), finished third in the Central Division, beat Dallas in six games in the first round and lost to Colorado in five games in the second round. Kirill Kaprizov led the team with 89 points (45 goals, 44 assists, 19 power-play goals), Matt Boldy had 42 goals and 85 points, and Quinn Hughes had 53 points in 48 games after Minnesota acquired him from Vancouver (NHL.com).
Offseason moves: Minnesota added forward Blake Coleman (20 goals for Calgary last season), forward Maxim Shabanov from the Islanders, defenseman Olli Maatta and goalie Calvin Pickard from Edmonton. Mats Zuccarello, who had 54 points, now plays for Los Angeles, and defenseman Jake Middleton for Calgary (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Kaprizov, Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Hartman, Coleman, Bobby Brink, Shabanov and Danila Yurov lead the forwards. Hughes, Jonas Brodin and Zach Bogosian are on defense. John Hynes is in his fourth season as coach.
Season so far: Minnesota is 6-2-1 through nine games, with 28 goals scored and 21 allowed. Results: a 3-1 win at Nashville (Oct. 1), a 4-1 win over Boston (Oct. 3), a 3-2 overtime loss at Buffalo (Oct. 6), a 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay (Oct. 8), a 4-1 win at Florida (Oct. 10), a 4-2 win over Vegas (Oct. 12), a 5-2 loss at Winnipeg (Oct. 13), a 5-4 win over St. Louis (Oct. 15) and a 2-1 win over Columbus (Oct. 18). Kirill Kaprizov has 15 points (10 goals, five assists), and Quinn Hughes has 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) (NHL.com).
Our Blue Jackets vs Wild preview from Oct. 18 has more on how the Wild came into their last game.
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
Any late change on this list can also shift the Wild vs Oilers odds. Olli Maatta (upper body) is listed as out; Nico Sturm (concussion), Jared Spurgeon (upper body), Filip Gustavsson (hip surgery), Marcus Foligno (lower body), Nick Foligno (upper body) and Brock Faber (skull surgery) are on injured reserve (ESPN).
Wild vs Oilers Head-to-Head
2025-26 series: Minnesota won all three meetings last season: 1-0 in Edmonton on Dec. 2, 2025, 5-2 at home on Dec. 20, 2025 and 7-3 in Edmonton on Jan. 31, 2026 (NHL.com). The three games produced 18 total goals, an average of 6.0 per game.
2026-27 schedule: Tuesday’s game is meeting one of three between the teams this season (NHL.com). Past meetings are history only; the current Wild vs Oilers odds are in the table above.
Wild vs Oilers Odds: Key Betting Trends
Here is the season data behind the Wild vs Oilers odds. These are factual season numbers only through games before Tuesday, from NHL.com, with over/under counts measured against DraftKings closing totals via ESPN.
- Wild home/road: Minnesota is 4-0-0 at home and 2-2-1 on the road (NHL.com).
- Wild recent form: Minnesota is 4-1-0 in its last five games, with 17 goals scored and 13 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Wild totals: Minnesota’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total three times and under six times in nine games with a posted total, averaging 5.4 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Wild special teams: Minnesota’s power play is converting 32.1 percent (2nd in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 89.3 percent (4th) (NHL.com).
- Wild scoring: Minnesota has scored 28 goals and allowed 21 in 9 games (3.11 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Oilers home/road: Edmonton is 1-1-1 at home and 5-0-0 on the road (NHL.com).
- Oilers recent form: Edmonton is 4-1-0 in its last five games, with 20 goals scored and 10 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Oilers totals: Edmonton’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total four times and under four times in eight games with a posted total, averaging 7.6 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Oilers special teams: Edmonton’s power play is converting 25 percent (9th in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 70.8 percent (26th) (NHL.com).
- Oilers scoring: Edmonton has scored 37 goals and allowed 24 in 8 games (4.62 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Combined totals: Across both teams, games have gone over the DraftKings closing total seven times and under 10 times in 17 games with a posted total, against a 6.5 total for this game (DraftKings via ESPN).
How to Watch Wild vs Oilers
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Puck drop: 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local)
Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alta.
TV: In the U.S., MINNHL and Wild+ carry it in the Wild’s market (NHL.com). In Canada, Sportsnet West and TVA Sports carry it (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Schedule spot: Minnesota last played on Oct. 18 (1 day off before Tuesday) and visits Calgary on Oct. 22. Edmonton last played on Oct. 17 (2 days off before Tuesday) and hosts Carolina on Oct. 22. Neither team played on Monday, Oct. 19, so neither is on the second night of a back-to-back (NHL.com).
Live stats, lineups and the box score will be on the Wild vs Oilers gamecenter on NHL.com, and the official Edmonton Oilers site posts team news and lineup notes.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Wild vs Oilers
What time is Wild vs Oilers on October 20, 2026?
Puck drop is 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alta. The Wild vs Oilers odds in this preview were last updated on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.
What are the Wild vs Oilers odds and puck line?
For the Wild vs Oilers odds, DraftKings lists Minnesota +1.5 (-238) and Edmonton -1.5 (+195) on the puck line as of Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, ~1:35 PM ET. The moneyline is Minnesota Wild +105 and Edmonton Oilers -125, and the total is 6.5.
Who is starting in goal for Wild vs Oilers?
ESPN lists Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota) and Tristan Jarry (Edmonton) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time.
What channel is Wild vs Oilers on?
In the U.S., MINNHL and Wild+ carry it in the Wild’s market (NHL.com). In Canada, Sportsnet West and TVA Sports carry it (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.