EDMONTON, AB — Jared Spurgeon scored three goals as the Minnesota Wild continued their attempt to get back into a playoff position with a 5-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Kevin Fiala and Carson Soucy also scored for the Wild, who have won two straight. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a pair of goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers, who have lost two in a row. Spurgeon gave Minnesota its first lead in the third period earned the natural hat trick late in the game, scoring his 10th goal into an empty net.
Spurgeon's hat trick leads Wild past Oilers 5-3
Defenseman Jared Spurgeon records his first career hat trick in road victory.
