Most teams view a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers as a measuring-stick game. The Oilers, however, have a few teams they want to measure up against, also. They will face one of those teams when they meet the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul,

With their penalty-kill numbers among the worst in the NHL, despite their stellar start, the Wild talked about the need to avoid the penalty box as a key to keeping pace with Edmonton’s explosive offense in advance of their Thursday night showdown.