Chicago Blackhawks (9-17-1, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (12-12-1, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers are looking to extend a seven-game win streak with a victory against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Edmonton has gone 8-4-1 in home games and 12-12-1 overall. The Oilers are 10th in the league with 117 total penalties (averaging 4.7 per game).
Chicago has a 4-10-0 record on the road and a 9-17-1 record overall. The Blackhawks are 2-8-0 in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.
Tuesday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Leon Draisaitl has 11 goals and 21 assists for the Oilers. Connor McDavid has six goals and 17 assists over the past 10 games.
Connor Bedard has 11 goals and 12 assists for the Blackhawks. Jason Dickinson has six goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 7-3-0, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.7 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 4-5-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Oilers: Dylan Holloway: out (knee), Ryan Fanti: out (hip).
Blackhawks: Ryan Donato: day to day (illness), Colin Blackwell: out (lower body), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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