Nashville Predators (5-9-2, in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (8-7-1, in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers host the Nashville Predators after the Oilers took down the New York Islanders 4-3 in overtime.
Edmonton has a 3-5-1 record in home games and an 8-7-1 record overall. The Oilers have gone 8-0-0 in games they score at least three goals.
Nashville is 1-3-2 in road games and 5-9-2 overall. The Predators have a 2-2-2 record in games decided by one goal.
Thursday's game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Oilers won 5-1 in the last matchup. Leon Draisaitl led the Oilers with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evan Bouchard has scored four goals with six assists for the Oilers. Vasily Podkolzin has over the last 10 games.
Ryan O'Reilly has three goals and seven assists for the Predators. Juuso Parssinen has over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Predators: 4-4-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.7 assists, 4.8 penalties and 11.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Oilers: None listed.
Predators: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
