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.

The Wild got early goals from Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi, and a second period goal from Ryan Hartman, but could not hold their leads, despite testing Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard repeatedly.

Alex Ovechkin moves closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goalscoring record with this fierce finish vs. the Wild. Ovechkin is ... Mar 27: at Minnesota, 8:00 Sun, Mar 30: vs.

Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch shared his thoughts after Connor McDavid accomplished a remarkable feat on Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild.

Led by Connor McDavid’s goal and assist en route to a historic three-point night, Edmonton’s top line erased its early deficit before an own goal against the Wild during the third period broke a 3-3 tie and lifted the reigning conference champs one point ahead of the Wild in the West.

Vasily Podkolzin has been a great addition to the Oilers. Stan Bowman moved a fourth-round pick for the Russian forward, but it could be the Oilers best trade before the end of the season.