Tyler Graovac's 2 goals power Wild to 5-2 win over Oilers

Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter (20), left wing Jason Zucker (16) and centre Mikko Koivu (9) celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

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Minnesota Wild right wing Chris Stewart (7) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot (33) as defenseman Andrej Sekera (2) watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Minnesota Wild defenaeman Marco Scandella (6) and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) compete in the corner during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Tyler Graovac scored twice and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams that were on a tear when the NHL All-Star break arrived.

Jason Zucker, Zach Parise and Chris Stewart also scored for the Wild (33-11-5), who won their third game in a row and improved to 22-3-2 since the beginning of December.

Anton Slepyshev and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal for the Oilers (28-16-8), who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Edmonton was 7-0-1 in its previous eight games, with the only loss during that stretch coming to Nashville in a shootout.

There was plenty of pressure applied by both teams in the early going, but Minnesota struck first with seven minutes left in the first period as a clearing attempt hit Graovac in the leg and he maneuvered the puck past Oilers goalie Cam Talbot in tight.

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