For the second time in as many games, the Minnesota Wild's offense suffocated their opposition, as the club put up five goals in its dominant win over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
The Wild went into the All-Star break fresh off a similar performance, taking down the St. Louis Blues by a score of 5-1.
It must be beginning to feel like routine for Minnesota, as this certainly isn't new territory for the club. The Wild have scored five goals in five of their past 10 games, with the first of that span being a seven-goal performance against the Montreal Canadiens - with Carey Price in the cage.
They've already scored five or more goals a total of 12 times through 49 games this season, after doing so 11 times over the entirety of 2015-16.
The club continues to score by committee as it rolls over the rest of the league. Tyler Graovac wired in two against the Oilers, while Zach Parise, Jason Zucker, and Chris Stewart each added a goal.
One game earlier, it was Graovac, Erik Haula, Mikko Koivu, Nino Niederreiter, and Mikael Granlund putting pucks in the net. And veteran Eric Staal ranked as the team's goal-scoring leader heading into the tilt with Edmonton.
Plenty of goals to go around in Minnesota, it seems.
All in all, the Wild rank fourth in the league in terms of offensive prowess, scoring at a clip of 3.32 goals per game. With the 5-2 win over Edmonton, Minnesota remains the Western Conference leader with 71 points in the bag.
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