Christian Dvorak notched a goal and an assist in Monday's game vs. Calgary. He leads Arizona rookies with 11 points (three goals, eight assists), and his plus-4 rating is tops on the team.
"You have to realize they're a good team," Head Coach Dave Tippett said of the Oilers. "You look at the depth and the offensive depth that they have up front is pretty strong with arguably one of the top players in the world with (Connor) McDavid. You have to gear your game to make sure you give yourself a chance to win. That's what we're going to try to do tonight."
Edmonton (17-12-5), which has won two games in a row, is one of just two teams in the Western Conference that has scored 100 goals. Chicago has 101.
The Oilers know all about Arizona's point streak against them and are eager to end it.
"They seem to like to play against us and they've had success against us in the past, so we've got to break out of that," forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said. "They don't really give up too much. They play a pretty stingy game and they kind of wait for us to make mistakes. We have to make sure that we're patient and not give up too much and not commit turnovers. When you get frustrated with the game that when things tend to turn south."
Captain Connor McDavid leads the team and the NHL with 40 points (12 goals, 28 assists).
"We've done a good job shutting their top players down and playing a tight game," Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson said. "It's a big challenge to be out there against the top players in the league like McDavid. Most players slow down when they get the puck but he seems to get faster."
