Preview: Both teams are decimated by injury. Edmonton is without its top three scorers and had $26 million worth of salary in the press box for Wednesday's loss to Calgary and $19 million on the ice. The Wild is 5-0 against the Oilers this season. A victory would give the Wild its first season-series sweep of the Oilers.

Players to watch: Wild LW/RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard faces his favorite foe; he has 10 goals and 35 points in 37 games vs. the Oilers. C Mikko Koivu has 10 points in his past 10 games against the Oilers and C Kyle Brodziak has a five-game point streak against his old team. Jose Theodore is expected to start. He is 5-10 with a 3.72 goals-against average and .869 save percentage in 17 starts against the Oilers. In Edmonton, Theodore's 1-6 in nine starts with a 4.37 goals-against average and .843 save percentage.

Numbers: In that Wednesday game, Flames captain Jarome Iginla had 1,005 career points. The Oilers' lineup had 718. ... The Oilers haven't won a single postseason NHL award since Mark Messier won the Hart Trophy 21 years ago. ... The Wild is 8-for-22 (36.4 percent) on the power play vs. Edmonton.

Injuries: Wild RW Cal Clutterbuck (ill) is questionable. RW Martin Havlat (upper body), D Marek Zidlicky (lower body), D Nick Schultz (postconcussion syndrome), C John Madden (foot), D Cam Barker (back), LW Guillaume Latendresse (lower body) and D Marco Scandella (finger) are out. Oilers C Taylor Hall (ankle), D Ryan Whitney (ankle), RW Ales Hemsky (shoulder), C Sam Gagner (hand), C Shawn Horcoff (foot), RW Gilbert Brule (concussion) and C Colin Fraser (foot) are out. D Tom Gilbert (back) is questionable.

MICHAEL RUSSO