The Oilers opened this homestand they're on with a 4-3 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday.
Chicago opened their Western Canada three-game swing with a 4-2 loss to the Canucks in Vancouver on Wednesday night. Brandon Saad and Jonathan Toews scored in the loss, with Toews recording his 299th career goal. That puts him at sixth all-time on the Blackhawks franchise career goal list.
Patrick Kane leads the team in scoring this season 18 points (7 G, 11 A) in 12 games. Alex DeBrincat is second on the team with 14 points (8 G, 6A) in 13 games.
Toews has seven goals and five assists in 13 games.
SEASON SERIES:
As mentioned above, the two teams have met once already this season with the Oilers coming out on top.
They'll face each other one more time after this meeting, in Edmonton on Feb. 5.
Last season, the Blackhawks went 2-0-1 against the Oilers, with two of the three games going to overtime. Their first meeting of this year also went to OT.
LINEUP NOTES:
Kane will play tonight after missing last night's game in Vancouver due to illness.
OPPONENT TO WATCH:
McDavid is in the discussion for the best player in the league, and he is showing it again early this season. Edmonton's captain is also widely regarded as the fastest player in the NHL, making him particularly hard to defend against, and he has nine goals and nine assists thus far in 11 games.
Since entering the league as the first-overall pick in 2015, McDavid has compiled 96 goals and 178 assists for a total of 274 points in 220 games.
