The Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers face off in Western Conference play on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Connor McDavid scored in his return from a three-game suspension, Mattias Janmark scored for the first time in 38 games, and Mattias Ekholm scored into an empty net.

Minnesota scored the first two goals, both on the power play, but Connor McDavid rallied the Oilers with two goals and an assist.

Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist to move into second place on the Edmonton Oilers’ all-time points list in a 5-3 win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday.

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 for their seventh win in eight games.

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Minnesota did not sign him after the season and let him walk. Klingberg signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 14 games with the Leafs before he got hurt. He has now signed a one-year contract with the Oilers in their pursuit of the Stanley Cup.

Travis Green wore his best poker face after the club’s skate on Wednesday at the Canadian Tire Centre. Cagey would be the best word to describe the back-and-forth reporters had with Green after goaltender Linus Ullmark participated fully in the 40-minute skate in preparation for Thursday’s visit by Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

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Missing this many games all but eliminates him from contention no matter how well he has played or how much he has produced this season.

Defenceman John Klingberg is expected to make his Edmonton Oilers debut Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs unless something changes, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.

Capitals isn’t out of the realm of possibilities. “Linus had another day on the ice,” Green said when prodded for an update on his status.