New Jersey Devils (6-3-0, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (6-3-0, second in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers host the New Jersey Devils after Evander Kane recorded a hat trick in the Oilers' 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators.
Edmonton had a 49-27-6 record overall and a 32-14-3 record at home last season. The Oilers scored 285 total goals last season, with 60 power-play goals and 11 shorthanded goals.
New Jersey went 27-46-9 overall and 11-26-4 on the road last season. The Devils had a 15.1% power play success rate last season, scoring 34 goals on 225 chances.
INJURIES: Oilers: Tyler Benson: out (knee), Vincent Desharnais: out (wrist), Raphael Lavoie: out (undisclosed), Oscar Klefbom: out (shoulder), Mike Smith: out (undisclosed).
Devils: Ondrej Palat: out (groin), Jonathan Bernier: out (hip), Mackenzie Blackwood: day to day (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
