Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Wild @ Oilers

Tue, Oct 20, 2026

Oilers 4, Wild 3

Wild at Oilers: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameWild1 gameOilers1 game
Goals−0.14+0.99
Goals against+0.53−0.20
Shots+3.7+5.7
Shots against+5.6+1.2
Power-play goals−0.72+2.35
Power-play goals allowed+2.17−0.76
Penalty minutes−1.7−3.7

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Oilers

Wild

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Oilers

  • The Oilers had won 5 straight on the road.streakthe runs →This game didn’t count toward it.

Wild

  • The Wild had won 4 straight at home.streakthe runs →This game didn’t count toward it.

The series

If you squint

  • The Oilers had won 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • At home, the Oilers' power-play goals were 0.64 under expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 2.28 over expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 20, 2026at OilersOilers 4, Wild 3
Jan 31, 2026at OilersWild 7, Oilers 3
Dec 20, 2025at WildWild 5, Oilers 2
Dec 2, 2025at OilersWild 1, Oilers 0
Jan 15, 2025at WildOilers 5, Wild 3
Dec 12, 2024at WildOilers 7, Wild 1
Nov 21, 2024at OilersWild 5, Oilers 3
Feb 23, 2024at OilersWild 4, Oilers 2
Dec 8, 2023at OilersOilers 4, Wild 3
Oct 24, 2023at WildWild 7, Oilers 4

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 19, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.