Oilers visit the Blackhawks after Hyman's hat trick

Updated Jan. 8, 2024 4:11 a.m. ET

Edmonton Oilers (20-15-1, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (12-26-2, eighth in the Central Division)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the Chicago Blackhawks after Zach Hyman recorded a hat trick in the Oilers' 3-1 win against the Ottawa Senators.

Chicago is 8-9-1 at home and 12-26-2 overall. The Blackhawks have gone 3-13-0 when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.

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Edmonton is 20-15-1 overall and 9-9-0 in road games. The Oilers rank ninth in league play with 129 total goals (averaging 3.6 per game).

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season. The Oilers won 4-1 in the last meeting. Hyman led the Oilers with three goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Dickinson has 13 goals and seven assists for the Blackhawks. Colin Blackwell has scored three goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.

Hyman has 25 goals and 16 assists for the Oilers. Connor McDavid has four goals and 12 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 3-6-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.4 assists, 4.5 penalties and 12.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

Oilers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blackhawks: Seth Jones: out (upper body), Anthony Beauvillier: out (wrist), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Tyler Johnson: out (foot), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Joey Anderson: out (shoulder), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin), Connor Bedard: out (jaw), Nick Foligno: out (finger), Taylor Raddysh: out (groin).

Oilers: Ryan Fanti: out (hip).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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