Edmonton Oilers (18-12-1, fourth in the Pacific) vs. New York Islanders (9-12-6, seventh in the Metropolitan)
Elmont; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
LINE: Islanders -116, Oilers -104; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: Connor McDavid and Edmonton take on New York. He leads the in the league with 52 points, scoring 19 goals and totaling 33 assists.
The Islanders are 3-5-3 at home. New York is last in the Eastern Conference shooting 28.5 shots per game.
The Oilers are 8-6-1 on the road. Edmonton leads the Western Conference with 29 power-play goals, led by Leon Draisaitl with 13.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mathew Barzal has 20 total points for the Islanders, six goals and 14 assists. Oliver Wahlstrom has 10 points over the last 10 games for New York.
Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 24 goals and has 51 points. McDavid has 12 points over the last 10 games for Edmonton.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 4-2-4, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .929 save percentage.
Oilers: 2-7-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while allowing 3.9 goals per game with an .876 save percentage.
INJURIES: Islanders: Sebastian Aho: out (covid-19), Oliver Wahlstrom: out (health protocols), Anthony Beauvillier: out (health protocols), Mathew Barzal: out (covid-19).
Oilers: Devin Shore: out (covid-19).
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