Carolina Hurricanes (14-9-1, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (9-12-1, seventh in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers seek to keep a four-game win streak alive when they host the Carolina Hurricanes.
Edmonton has gone 5-4-1 in home games and 9-12-1 overall. The Oilers have a 5-7-1 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Carolina has a 6-7-0 record in road games and a 14-9-1 record overall. The Hurricanes have allowed 77 goals while scoring 81 for a +4 scoring differential.
Wednesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Hurricanes won the last meeting 6-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Connor McDavid has eight goals and 21 assists for the Oilers. Evander Kane has scored eight goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.
Seth Jarvis has scored nine goals with 10 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has five goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 7-3-0, averaging 4.2 goals, 7.1 assists, 5.1 penalties and 11.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.5 assists, three penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Oilers: Dylan Holloway: out (knee), Ryan Fanti: out (hip).
Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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