The five goals against Gustavsson, who exited after two periods with 21 saves, were the most he’d surrendered since getting tagged for six in a 7-5 loss at Philadelphia on Oct. 26.
Marc-Andre Fleury made six stops in relief, getting beat by a Troy Stecher shot that grazed Marco Rossi 6:55 into the third period and a Derek Ryan deflection with 2:34 to go, while Oilers backup Calvin Pickard totaled 28 saves.
As for the penalty kill, the Wild went 2-for-4 to continue their rut: They’ve been scored on for three straight games, and the goals have been costly. The Wild fell 4-1 at Los Angeles last Saturday, and the game-winning goal that night came on the power play. More recently, Tuesday, the Wild blew two third-period leads against Utah on two power-play goals and needed a shootout to finally prevail 5-4.
Overall, the unit ranks among the worst in the NHL after finishing third from the bottom last season at 74.5%.