EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to go into an extended NHL All-Star break with a win when they host the Nashville Predators at Rexall Place on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, FS-TN).
Edmonton (19-25-5) has nine days between games and does not play again until Feb. 2, when center Connor McDavid could return from a fractured clavicle to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.
"This game scares the [heck] out of me all the time," Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. "Your team is either really, really in it, they're focused, they have an energy going because they're going to get a little bit of time off, or they're already off. I believe our group will come and compete real hard."