Oilers at Flames preview

OILERS (34-38-6) at FLAMES (35-33-10)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, NHL.TV

McDavid has 103 points (41 goals, 62 assists), six more than Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who has 97 points (38 goals, 59 assists). McDavid led the League in scoring with 100 points (30 goals, 70 assists) last season, and is the first Oilers player with 100-plus points in back-to-back seasons since Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier (1986-88).
Forward Johnny Gaudreau, who leads the Flames with 82 points (23 goals, 59 assists), will play after missing two games to be with his father who had a cardiac event March 25. Calgary has been outscored 33-8 during a season-long seven-game losing streak.
The Oilers are on a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) after going 4-1-0 in their previous five games.

Players to watch

McDavid has 37 points (18 goals, 19 assists) in his past 21 games.
Gaudreau has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"There's always a little bit more on the line when these two teams play. They're our provincial rivals. Fans get into it. Players get into it. It's usually a fun one." -- Oilers forward Connor McDavid
"It's always fun playing against these guys. The crowd is into it. Both cities are into it. The players are into it. It's unfortunate we're both not in the playoffs, but it's still always fun getting up playing these types of games."-- Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau

Oilers projected lineup

Leon Draisaitl -- Connor McDavid -- Ty Rattie
Milan Lucic -- Ryan Strome -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Drake Caggiula -- Jujhar Khaira -- Pontus Aberg
Anton Slepyshev -- Michael Cammalleri -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Adam Larsson
Kris Russell -- Andrej Sekera
Yohann Auvitu -- Matt Benning
Cam Talbot
Al Montoya
Scratched:Ethan Bear, Iiro Pakarinen
Injured:Oscar Klefbom (shoulder), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (lower body)

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Nicholas Shore -- Spencer Foo
Michael Frolik -- Mikael Backlund -- Troy Brouwer
Sam Bennett -- Mark Jankowski -- Micheal Ferland
Tanner Glass -- Curtis Lazar -- Garnet Hathaway
Dougie Hamilton -- Mark Giordano
Brett Kulak -- Michael Stone
Matt Bartkowski --
Rasmus Andersson
Mike Smith
Jon Gillies
Scratched:Matt Stajan, Chris Stewart, Oliver Kylington
Injured: Sean Monahan (wrist, hip), Kris Versteeg (hip), Matthew Tkachuk (upper body), Marek Hrivik (upper body), TJ Brodie (upper body), Travis Hamonic (upper body)

Status report

Nugent-Hopkins is questionable. …Foo will make his NHL debut. … Bartkowski will play after being a healthy scratch for 26 games. ... Kylington was recalled on an emergency basis from Stockton of the American Hockey League on Saturday.

Stat pack

McDavid has 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in a six-game point streak. …Nugent-Hopkins has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his past 11 games.