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The Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers face off in Western Conference play on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

With Eriksson Ek set to line up against McDavid and/or Draisaitl all night, and the Oilers allowing just 2.48 goals per game with a league-best 88.1 penalty-kill percentage through their past 29 games, this is a nightmare matchup for the Minny center.

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