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Vegas and Edmonton come together for the first time in 2019-20 on Saturday night.
The Golden Knights reassigned forward Nicolas Roy to the Chicago Wolves on Friday.
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LAST TIME OUT
Brayden McNabb scored the lone goal for the Golden Knights on Thursday night as Vegas dropped a 2-1 decision in overtime to the San Jose Sharks at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights picked up one point in the game and their season record against San Jose flipped to 2-0-1.
A VEGAS VICTORY WOULD…
OPPOSITION UPDATE
The Oilers have been the class of the Pacific Division through 24 games as they lead the pack with 31 points. They've floated along with a 5-3-2 record in their last seven games, but the Oilers come to Vegas two days removed from a 5-1 loss the Los Angeles Kings.
The top duo in the NHL of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl has dominated the offense for Edmonton. Both players are tied atop the league-wide scoring leaders with 44 points on 16 goals and 28 assists each. McDavid's current nine-game point streak has seen him pile up 21 points (10G, 11A) while Draisaitl had a 13-game, 28-point tear snapped against Los Angeles on Thursday. Former Golden Knight James Neal has scored 13 goals in 24 games.
KEYS TO THE GAME
The Obvious: Edmonton's game flows through their top two forwards. If Vegas can make life difficult on McDavid and Draisaitl, it will take out the bulk of the Oilers' offensive punch.
The Not-So-Obvious: A look at Edmonton's special teams' success would reveal their power-play prowess (1st in NHL) and their premier penalty kill (2nd in NHL). Strong 5-on-5 play will take the Oilers' special teams' advantage away from them.
