Recap: Oilers power play sinks Wild, 5-2

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty ImagesBeing disciplined will only get you so far when you can’t kill a penalty.

The Minnesota Wild played well against the Edmonton Oilers, getting plenty of shots and zone time, but were let down by their penalty kill going 1-for-3 against the fearsome McDavid-Draisaitl power play in a 5-2 loss. Dean Evason likely emphasized taking fewer bad penalties after Wednesday’s loss in Calgary, and while they managed to take just three penalties, they only killed one.

Kirill Kaprizov managed to extend his franchise-record point streak in the loss, but it’s a small consolation as the Wild threw away yet another winnable game in Alberta. The Wild outshot and…