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The Wild held two separate leads before falling to Connor McDavid and the Oilers, losing Marcus Johansson along the way.

The Oilers and Wild game got heated last night with multiple controversial incidents, and while some insider suggested extra discipline for Ryan Hartman's slewfoot on Leon Draisaitl, no penalty will come.

With Eriksson Ek set to line up against McDavid and/or Draisaitl all night, and the Oilers allowing just 2.48 goals per game with a league-best 88.1 penalty-kill percentage through their past 29 games, this is a nightmare matchup for the Minny center.

Draisaitl is expected to be a core piece for the Oilers for the foreseeable future. He signed an eight-year, $112 million contract ($14 million average annual value) starting next season and is currently in the final season of an eight-year, $68 million contract ($8.5 million AAV) signed prior to the 2017-2018 season.

Connor McDavid isn’t expected to face any supplemental discipline from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety after elbowing Minnesota Wild winger Marcus Johansson, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported Thursday.

Leon Draisaitl currently leads the NHL goal-scoring race as he has found the back of the net 31 times this season.

Two teams that are among the league leaders in wins and points will clash at the Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday night.

Connor McDavid will lead the Edmonton Oilers against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, Denver in back-to-back games after playing the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.

It was hard-nosed blueliner Darnell Nurse who picked up the primary assist. His contribution was being ready to take a Draisaitl pass, and blast a solid attempt on net but have it stopped by Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper. Instead, it was Draisaitl who did all the work to make this four-on-four goal happen.

The Minnesota Wild announce Marcus Johansson has an upper ... Another game, another dangerous slew foot, this time on Leon Draisaitl from Ryan Hartman, never known to hold off the nasty.

The Minnesota Wild have never lacked fan support. For 41 games a year, over 18,000 pack the Xcel Energy Center to form one of the most passionate settings in the NHL. Players want to play here. Opponents know it’s a tough night coming to St.