Wild hit a goal gusher to sweep season series with Edmonton

The way they structure the NHL playoffs, if the Oilers see Minnesota again, it would not be until the second round of the postseason, sometime in May. And for most Edmonton fans, that would be absolutely fine. Fourth-line reserve Tyler Pitlick wasn’t even supposed to play on Saturday, added to the Wild line chart just minutes before the game as an illness replacement. When the Elk River native scored Minnesota’s sixth goal, on the way to a 7-3 blowout in Edmonton, it was as sure a sign as any that everything was...