Ottawa hosts Edmonton on 5-game home skid
Edmonton Oilers (7-7-0, fourth in the North Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (2-10-1, seventh in the North Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Ottawa plays Edmonton looking to end its five-game home slide.
The Senators are 2-10-1 against North Division teams. Ottawa averages 12.2 penalty minutes per game, the third-most in the Nhl. Austin Watson leads the team serving 23 total minutes.
The Oilers are 7-7-0 against the rest of their division. Edmonton ranks ninth in the league averaging 5.9 assists per game, led by Connor McDavid with 1.3.
The teams meet for the second game in a row.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Stutzle leads the Senators with four goals, adding two assists and recording 6 points. Thomas Chabot has 5 points over the last 10 games for Ottawa.
Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers with a plus-12 in 14 games this season. McDavid has six goals over the last 10 games for Edmonton.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 1-9-0, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.4 assists, 5.2 penalties and 12.8 penalty minutes while giving up 4.3 goals per game with a .866 save percentage.
Oilers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.7 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while allowing 3.3 goals per game with a .890 save percentage.
INJURIES: Senators: None listed.
Oilers: Zack Kassian: day to day (upper body).
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