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But it was a power play goal from Bouchard that proved to be critical for the Oilers, who have won nine out of their last 12 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s plenty of guys that can place a shot in the right position but not many can hammer it like that,\u201d Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said. \u201cThere\u2019s very few that can do both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matt Boldy led the way for the Wild with a goal and an assist, while Joel Eriksson Ek and Connor Dewar also scored. Minnesota recorded its second straight loss after 4 consecutive victories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have any problem with the effort,\u201d Wild coach John Hynes said. \u201cI thought we were up against it coming into the game, and that\u2019s what the schedule is. &#8230; But I really liked the compete and the battle that we had.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_11906\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v6PcqvZtPbY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/v6PcqvZtPbY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers edged out the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in a hard-fought game on Friday night. 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