Winnipeg Jets (9-3-3, first in the Central) vs. Edmonton Oilers (11-4-0, second in the Pacific)
Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
LINE: Oilers -148, Jets +123; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: Leon Draisaitl and Edmonton square off against Winnipeg. Draisaitl leads the league with 33 points, scoring 17 goals and recording 16 assists.
The Oilers are 9-1-0 in Western Conference games. Edmonton leads the NHL with 20 power-play goals, led by Draisaitl with nine.
The Jets are 9-2-3 in conference games. Winnipeg is seventh in the league averaging 3.3 goals per game, led by Kyle Connor with 12.
The teams square off for the second game in a row.
TOP PERFORMERS: Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 17 goals, adding 16 assists and recording 33 points. Connor McDavid has four goals and 12 assists over the last 10 games for Edmonton.
Connor leads the Jets with 12 goals and has 20 points. Pierre-Luc Dubois has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Winnipeg.
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.4 assists, 2.9 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .901 save percentage.
Jets: 7-1-2, averaging three goals, 5.2 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while allowing two goals per game with a .934 save percentage.
INJURIES: Oilers: None listed.
Jets: None listed.
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