Ducks at Oilers preview

DUCKS (19-14-8) at OILERS (17-20-3)
9 p.m. ET; SNOL, PRIME, NHL.TV

This will be the first meeting between the Ducks and Oilers since Anaheim prevailed in seven games in the Western Conference Second Round last season.
Anaheim has won five of its past six games (5-1-0) and can move into third place in the Pacific Division with a win and a San Jose Sharks loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Edmonton is trying to avoid a fifth straight loss, which would be its longest this season. The Oilers, 0-3-1 in their past four games, have been shut out in their past two home games against the Winnipeg Jets (5-0 on Sunday) and Los Angeles Kings (5-0 on Tuesday).

Players to watch

Oilers center Connor McDavid does not have a point in three games for the first time in his NHL career. He had 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in his previous 14 games.
Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf has seven points (one goal, six assists) in a three-game multi-point streak.

They said it

"I think first and foremost, our goalies have been unbelievable … and when you do get guys back, they accept the roles they are given them and they still are contributing in different ways." -- Ducks forward Ryan Kesler on Anaheim's 230 man games lost to injury this season
"When you go two games without scoring, you're going to question your whole lineup, not just your special teams. … I think it comes down to execution. We've created chances, we've got our shots on net, it's more just the finishing part." -- Oilers forward Ryan Strome on being shut out the past two games

Ducks projected lineup

Antoine Vermette -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Rickard Rakell
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Ondrej Kase
Chris Wagner -- Derek Grant -- Logan Shaw
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Cam Fowler -- Kevin Bieksa
Francois Beauchemin -- Brandon Montour
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched:Korbinian Holzer, Kevin Roy
Injured:Patrick Eaves (lower body), Corey Perry (lower body)

Oilers projected lineup

Milan Lucic -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Anton Slepyshev -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Ryan Strome
Jujhar Khaira -- Leon Draisaitl -- Drake Caggiula
Michael Cammalleri -- Mark Letestu -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Adam Larsson
Andrej Sekera -- Kris Russell
Oscar Klefbom -- Matt Benning
Cam Talbot
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Yohann Auvitu, Brandon Davidson
Injured: None
Suspended: Patrick Maroon

Status report

Perry took the morning skate, but will not play. … Kase will return after missing one game with an illness … Slepyshev will take the place of Maroon, suspended two games for an illegal check to the head on Kings defenseman Drew Doughty on Tuesday.

Stat pack

Rakell has seven goals in a six-game goal streak. … Draisaitl has 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in his past eight games.