The Edmonton Oilers lost 1-0 to Minnesota Tuesday, in what was a thoroughly well-played hockey game by both sides Article content

A strong period of hockey from both over the opening 20 but the Wild went to the room with a 1-0 lead. That held up over 40, enough though the Oilers threw a lot of rubber at Jesper Wallstedt who was up to the task (shots 16-6 in Period 2). Article content Article content

And the Wall of St. Paul held serve in the third, as well. Final shots were 33-24 Edmonton.

Here’s the tale of the tape…

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STUART SKINNER. 7. Two stops in tight on Eriksson Ek on that first period PP. Ans two more on Spurgeon and Tarasenko near the end of the PK. The 1-0 was a shot from the point by Brodin right off a faceoff, through a high moving screen

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