Wild Win Third Straight Game Thursday

The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 Thursday night at Rexall Place for their third straight win. Minnesota remains undefeated under interim coach John Torchetti.

Jason Pominville and Matt Dumba each scored power play goals in the first period, Thomas Vanek and Mikael Granlund scored in the second and Charlie Coyle capped the scoring with a third period goal.

The Wild host the Blackhawks Sunday afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium as part of the NHL's "Stadium Series." The game can be heard on AM 1390 The Fan, with pregame coverage beginning at 2:15 p.m..