Squaring up with the Minnesota Wild has never been an easy task for the Edmonton Oilers.

Such was the case on Saturday night, as they erased a 2-1 deficit to beat the Oilers 7-3, now improving to 10-4 at Rogers Place since it opened a decade ago.

Despite Edmonton’s solid start to the game, building their lead just eight minutes into the game, it dissolved before their eyes as the Wild scored three times in the second period, chasing Tristan Jarry from the crease as he allowed five goals on 20 shots.

After the game, his frustration with the team’s performance was on full display.

“I think the chances that we’re giving up, some of the shots, they’re tough,” he said. “I think it’s a lot of grade A’s, a lot of breakdowns.

“I think it’s tough to really think about your game at this point. I think it’s a whole team game.”

Jarry said he felt the Oilers were “just on the wrong side of it.”

“I think that everyone knows when we play the game that we want… that’s the game that we want to put on the ice, and I think that’ll put us on the better side of things, more so than not,” he added. “But I think to be on that side, we just have to tighten up and we have to eliminate some of the chances.”

Now 10 games into his tenure with the Oilers, things haven’t been smooth sailing for him. A winning 6-3-1 record aside — something lots of netminders have put up in Edmonton in recent years — his save percentage has fallen to .873 and his goals against average has risen to 3.59.

Connor Ingram, who replaced Jarry, didn’t fare much better Saturday, allowing two goals against on nine shots.

The Oilers aren’t a team that has a true No. 1. In fact, it’s safe to say it’s been since Cam Talbot that was the case, especially by Knoblauch’s standards, signifying a goaltender who plays 70 per cent or more of the games.

An an inability to have “the guy” between the pipes has left Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch searching for a save.

“We could get another save,” he said after Saturday’s game. “I think we need to give up… fewer chances because I think we do a pretty good job of spending a lot of time in the offensive zone, and the amount of chances we give up isn’t that many.

“The quality of the chances is something that has to be addressed. It has to get better. Like more perimeter shots, less breakaways or two on ones, odd man rushes, those kind of things where that is leading to goals.”

The Oilers have just two games left between now and the Olympic break, closing up their homestand with a visit from the Toronto Maple Leafs Tuesday, and a quick trip to visit the Calgary Flames Wednesday.

Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s managing editor, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the Daily Faceoff DFS Hockey Report. He can be followed on X at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.