OILERS (27-18-6) at FLAMES (27-19-6) 10 p.m. ET; ESPN+, CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, NHL.TV
The Oilers forward has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in the streak and leads the NHL with 79 points (29 goals, 50 assists) and with 24 multipoint games. The Flames are 3-0-0 against the Oilers this season after a 4-3 shootout win at Edmonton on Wednesday. Each team trails the Vancouver Canucks by four points for first place in the Pacific Division. Edmonton has played one fewer game than Calgary. The Flames are 7-2-1 in the past 10 games. The Oilers are 7-1-2 in the past 10 games, including a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Friday.
Players to watch
Oilers center Connor McDavid has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in his past eight games. Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past two games.
They said it
"It's fun. It's fun to play in these games. I think it's another big game for our team. Obviously the standings are so tight so every point is important right now. We had a big win last night. We want to continue that." -- Oilers goalie Mike Smith "It's a huge game. Every game's huge but it's a divisional opponent. They have a game at hand on us and we have the same number of points. We've got to try to find a way to win this one, if we can, in regulation." -- Flames captain Mark Giordano
The Oilers held an optional morning skate. … Neal is questionable to play. … Benson was a healthy scratch after being recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Friday and could make his NHL debut against Calgary.
Stat pack
Draisaitl is the first Oilers player to record multiple 10-plus game point streaks in a single season since Jimmy Carson in 1988-89 (11 games, Nov. 23-Dec. 14, 1988; 10 games, Jan. 28-Feb. 17, 1989). … Nugent-Hopkins has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in the past 10 games. … Rittich is 2-2-0 with a 2.44-goals against average and .924 save percentage in his past four starts.
