5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	1	3	1	5
MIN	2	1	0	3

Oilers at Wild

Oilers beat Wild 5–3 at Xcel Energy Center on October 15, 2000.

🗓 Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · 12:00 CDT 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Janne Niinimaa

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 24:38 TOI · -1

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Doug Weight

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 13:06 TOI · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan Smyth

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:12 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Lubomir Sekeras PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:30

Assists: Scott Pellerin, Marian Gaborik · beat Joaquin Gage

0–1

🛢️ Mike Grier SH Tying 1st · 07:07

Assists: Todd Marchant · beat Jamie McLennan

1–1

🌲 Maxim Sushinsky Go-ahead 1st · 10:11

Assists: Stacy Roest, Cameron Stewart · beat Joaquin Gage

1–2

2nd period

🛢️ Janne Niinimaa PP Tying 2nd · 03:22

Assists: Doug Weight, Bill Guerin · beat Jamie McLennan

2–2

🌲 Maxim Sushinsky Go-ahead 2nd · 03:46

Unassisted · beat Joaquin Gage

2–3

🛢️ Ryan Smyth PP Tying 2nd · 08:53

Assists: Tom Poti, Janne Niinimaa · beat Jamie McLennan

3–3

🛢️ Doug Weight Go-ahead 2nd · 16:33

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Bill Guerin · beat Jamie McLennan

4–3

3rd period

🛢️ Daniel Cleary 3rd · 01:29

Assists: Michel Riesen, Brian Swanson · beat Jamie McLennan

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM MIN🌲

26 Shots on goal 28

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

34 Hits 34

19 Blocked shots 8

11 Takeaways 10

15 Giveaways 23

18 Penalty minutes 16

EDM shooting 19.2% (5/26) MIN shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Joaquin Gage

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Jamie McLennan

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 59:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Murray · Marchant · Grier 17:08

L2 Smyth · Guerin · Cleary 14:46

L3 Lacouture · Swanson · Weight 13:38

L4 Riesen · Kilger · Laraque 11:26

D1 Poti · Niinimaa 24:48

D2 Ulanov · Brewer 19:47

D3 Smith · Brown 15:10

🌲Wild

L1 Pellerin · Dowd · Sushinsky 17:44

L2 Stewart · Walz · Nielsen 15:45

L3 Laaksonen · Roest · Gaborik 15:09

L4 Johnson · Hendrickson · Krivokrasov 10:28

D1 Sekeras · O'Donnell 22:44

D2 Benysek · Kuba 19:56

D3 Leschyshyn · Sutton 17:09

❓ EDM vs MIN, answered

Who won Oilers vs Wild on October 15, 2000?

Oilers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Wild?

The final score was Oilers 5, Wild 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Daniel Cleary, Doug Weight, Janne Niinimaa, Mike Grier, Ryan Smyth.

Who scored for Wild?

Maxim Sushinsky (2), Lubomir Sekeras.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Joaquin Gage made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Jamie McLennan made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Wild season series?

Oilers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Oct 13

🌲Wild

Previous game · Oct 13

Also on October 15, 2000

Oilers season page Wild season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule