Ducks at Oilers preview

DUCKS (24-28-9) at OILERS (25-29-6)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SNW, PRIME, NHL.TV

The Ducks, 3-2-0 in their past five games following a seven-game losing streak, are seven points behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Rookie goalie Kevin Boyle is expected to start for Anaheim; he's 1-1-0 with a 1.51 goals-against average, .955 save percentage and one shutout in three games (two starts).
The Oilers, 1-4-1 in their past six games and 2-8-3 in their past 13, will be without center Connor McDavid, who will serve the first of a two-game suspension for a hit to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy in a 4-3 shootout win Thursday.
Edmonton is eight points out of the second wild card in the West.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Adam Henrique has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past three games after having one goal in his previous nine games.
Oilers center Leon Draisaitl has seven points (four goals, three assists) in a five-game point streak and 17 points (12 goals, five assists) in his past 12 games.

They said it

"He's a pretty big deal, he's the best player in the League, so it changes things a little bit. But other than that, I don't think we'll try to focus too much on them, we're trying to focus on our game right now," -- Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg on not facing Oilers center Connor McDavid
"They've played much better lately and they have a lot of guys that know what it takes to win in this league. I think some of those guys have been around a while and it'll be a good match for us." -- Oilers forward Alex Chiasson on the Ducks

Ducks projected lineup

Nick Ritchie -- Rickard Rakell -- Corey Perry
Max Jones -- Adam Henrique -- Troy Terry
Devin Shore -- Derek Grant -- Jakob Silfverberg
Brian Gibbons -- Ryan Kesler -- Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Cam Fowler -- Michael Del Zotto
Jaycob Megna -- Brandon Montour
Kevin Boyle
Ryan Miller
Scratched:Daniel Sprong, Andy Welinski
Injured: Ondrej Kase (shoulder), John Gibson (upper body), Chad Johnson (head), Ryan Getzlaf (upper body)

Oilers projected lineup

Tobias Rieder -- Leon Draisaitl -- Alex Chiasson
Sam Gagner -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Zack Kassian
Milan Lucic -- Colby Cave -- Josh Currie
Ty Rattie -- Kyle Brodziak -- Brad Malone
Oscar Klefbom -- Adam Larsson
Darnell Nurse -- Kris Russell
Andrej Sekera -- Matt Benning
Mikko Koskinen
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Kevin Gravel, Alexander Petrovic
Injured: Jujhar Khaira (lower body), Jesse Puljujarvi (lower body)
Suspended: Connor McDavid

Status report

Getzlaf is questionable and could miss his second straight game; the Ducks did not conduct a morning skate Saturday. … Fowler will play in his 600th NHL game. … Malone will play after being a healthy scratch against the Islanders.

Stat pack

Silfverberg has three goals in his past three games. … Nugent-Hopkins has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past nine games.