The Wild look for their 7th straight win as they visit the dangerous Oilers

The Minnesota Wild have relied on strong defense all season.

Recently, the Wild have shown glimpses of a potent offense to add to the mix.

Minnesota will look to stay hot when they take on the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn. The Wild are riding a six-game winning streak, while the Oilers have won two straight and six of their last eight.

During their winning streak, the Wild have outscored opponents 28-9. That includes five plus goals for Minnesota in each of the last three games.

“Everybody knows what they have to do out there,” Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek said. “The guys, I think, feel comfortable coming in, just knowing our system. It’s very clear what we want to do and (the guys) just fill their roles very well.”

Matt Boldy continues to lead the streak with 10 points (four goals, six assists), including his 20th goal of the year in Thursday’s 5-2 win at Columbus.

The Wild will face an Oilers team coming off a five-game road trip. Edmonton is 3-1 heading into the finals and is coming off a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

The win came at a cost to Edmonton.

Goaltender Tristan Jarry suffered an injury in the second half and the team placed him on injured reserve on Friday. He was injured in just his third game since the Oilers acquired him from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 12.

In Jarry’s absence, Calvin Pickard is likely to start against the Wild. Pickard is 3-4-2 with a 3.91 goals-against average and an .857 save percentage in 12 games this season, and he is 4-4-0 with a 2.58 GAA and a .917 save percentage in eight career games against Minnesota.

The Oilers also promoted goaltender Connor Ingram from AHL affiliate Bakersfield with Jarry out. Ingram hasn’t played in the NHL this season, but he is 39-44-15 with a 3.14 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 102 career games with the Nashville Predators and Arizona Coyotes/Utah Mammoth franchise.

Edmonton will look to its offense to help cover the loss of the young goaltender. The Oilers have scored 38 goals in their last eight games and have excelled on the power play.

Oilers forward Zach Hyman praised his teammates for their work on special teams.

“When things are going well, you want to make sure they keep going well,” Hyman said. “Obviously, we have a lot of different looks that we can get into, and it’s good when we get the opportunities as well. We have to be able to draw penalties, and I thought we did a good job of that (in our last game).

The Wild have excelled with a one-two combination in net with Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt. Gustavsson is 11-8-3 with a 2.49 GAA and a .912 save percentage, and Wallstedt is 10-1-2 with a 1.96 GAA and a .936 save percentage.

Against the Oilers, Gustavsson is 2-2-0 with a 4.41 GAA and an .880 save percentage in four games. Wallstedt is 1-0-0 and stopped all 33 shots he faced in his lone game against Edmonton, a 1-0 win on Dec. 2 of this year.