Arizona faces Edmonton on 3-game road slide

Updated Mar. 28, 2022 3:10 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Arizona Coyotes (20-40-5, eighth in the Central) vs. Edmonton Oilers (36-25-5, third in the Pacific)

Edmonton, Alberta; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Oilers -383, Coyotes +296; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: Arizona visits Edmonton looking to stop its three-game road losing streak.

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The Oilers are 22-12-2 in conference games. Edmonton ranks fifth in the Western Conference recording 9.3 points per game, averaging 3.4 goals and 5.9 assists.

The Coyotes are 11-22-3 against conference opponents. Arizona averages 10.5 penalty minutes per game, the fourth-most in the NHL. Liam O'Brien leads the team serving 106 total minutes.

In their last meeting on Nov. 24, Edmonton won 5-3. Connor McDavid scored a team-high two goals for the Oilers in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers with a plus-16 in 66 games this season. Kailer Yamamoto has seven goals and five assists over the last 10 games for Edmonton.

Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes with 27 goals and has 62 points. Nick Schmaltz has 12 points over the last 10 games for Arizona.

LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 6-3-1, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.3 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with an .890 save percentage.

Coyotes: 4-5-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.6 assists, 2.9 penalties and six penalty minutes while allowing 3.1 goals per game with a .918 save percentage.

INJURIES: Oilers: None listed.

Coyotes: Christian Fischer: out (lower-body).

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