Edmonton Oilers (29-18-5, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (24-23-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators host the Edmonton Oilers after Tim Stutzle's two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Senators' 5-4 win.
Ottawa has a 24-23-3 record overall and a 14-11-1 record on its home ice. The Senators rank seventh in the league with 224 total penalties (averaging 4.5 per game).
Edmonton is 29-18-5 overall and 16-7-2 in road games. The Oilers have scored 58 power-play goals, which ranks first in the Western Conference.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brady Tkachuk has scored 20 goals with 31 assists for the Senators. Claude Giroux has five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
Connor McDavid has 41 goals and 53 assists for the Oilers. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has four goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.6 assists, five penalties and 15 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Oilers: 8-0-2, averaging 4.6 goals, seven assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Josh Norris: out for season (shoulder), Cam Talbot: day to day (lower body), Artem Zub: out (lower-body).
Oilers: Ryan Murray: out (back), Oscar Klefbom: out (shoulder), Mike Smith: out (undisclosed), Kailer Yamamoto: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
