Colorado Avalanche (42-20-5, first in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (40-21-3, second in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers host the Colorado Avalanche after Zach Hyman recorded a hat trick in the Oilers' 7-2 win over the Washington Capitals.
Edmonton has a 40-21-3 record overall and a 21-8-2 record on its home ice. The Oilers rank fifth in the league with 227 total goals (averaging 3.6 per game).
Colorado is 42-20-5 overall and 16-14-5 on the road. The Avalanche have scored 59 power-play goals, which leads the Western Conference.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hyman has 46 goals and 20 assists for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl has scored five goals with 11 assists over the past 10 games.
Nathan MacKinnon has 42 goals and 73 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has scored five goals with 14 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.8 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
Avalanche: 7-2-1, averaging 3.9 goals, seven assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Oilers: Mattias Ekholm: day to day (undisclosed).
Avalanche: Zach Parise: out (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog: out for season (knee), Artturi Lehkonen: out (illness), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin), Logan O'Connor: out for season (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
