The Edmonton Oilers blew out the Minnesota Wild the last time these two teams met to the tune of a 7-1 finish, and it was the kind of result that was as fun as it was unexpected.

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 for their seventh win in eight games.

McDavid’s second goal of the game at 12:49 of the third period gave him 1,044 points in 686 career games with Edmonton, passing Hockey Hall of Famer Jari Kurri’s mark with the Oilers (1,043 points in 754 games). Wayne Gretzky is the franchise leader in points (1,669 in 696 games).

The Edmonton Oilers continued to roll as they beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 in a game that showed the team can lean on their backup goalie, Calvin Pickard, and come back from a two-goal deficit.

McDavid had two goals and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-3 win against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night, passing Jari Kurri for second all-time in points in Edmonton history. McDavid, the three-time Hart trophy winner for league MVP and five-time scoring champion,