Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid faced criticism after an incident with Marcus Johansson during Wednesday’s game with the Minnesota Wild. Late in the second period, with 40.

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 on Wednesday for their seventh win in eight games.

Connor McDavid passes Jari Kurri for second all-time in Oilers scoring with two goals & an assist, and Calvin Pickard makes 31 saves on Wednesday in a 5-3 victory over the Wild at Xcel Energy Center

Conor McDavid and Vasily Podkolzin scored third-period goals to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild (27-14-4) and Oilers (28-13-3) were tied 3-3 entering the third period before Podkolzin and McDavid's goals pushed them over the top.

The Wild held two separate leads before falling to Connor McDavid and the Oilers, losing Marcus Johansson along the way.

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals ... Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which has lost three of ...

Connor McDavid scored two goals and added an ... Calvin Pickard had 31 saves. Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which has lost three of four as it deals with major ...

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals ... Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which has lost three of ...

David Jiricek scored for the Wild early in a fight-filled opening period, but they struggled to find other offense

Mark Williams scored a career high 31 points and had 13 rebounds to help the Charlotte Hornets beat the Utah Jazz 117-112 on Wednesday night. LaMelo Ball added 27 points, nine assists and three blocks to help Charlotte snap a seven-game road losing streak.

The red-hot Edmonton Oilers rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday (Jan. 15). Connor McDavid scored twice for the Oilers, who also got one goal apiece from Zach Hyman,