OILERS (12-16-2) at BLUE JACKETS (19-10-1) 7 p.m. ET; FS-O, SNOL, NHL.TV
Atkinson, the Blue Jackets leading scorer the past two seasons, has nine points (six goals, three assists) in 25 games, and no points in his past six games. The Oilers have alternated wins and losses the past six games and are coming off a 1-0 defeat to the Toronto Maple Leafs are Sunday. Edmonton is 5-5-0 in its past 10 games.
Players to watch
Oilers center Connor McDavid has 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in his past 11 games. Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin had the primary assist on the past six Columbus goals; he had five in a 5-3 win at the New Jersey Devils on Friday and one Saturday. He has 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in his past five games.
They said it
"We were dangerous all night. That's an indication we're finding our game. We've got the firepower here. We've got to make it hard on the goalie. We've got to make him work." -- Oilers center Mark Letestu on Edmonton's 41 shots against Toronto "It's hitting the reset button. It's more of a mental thing. It's realizing how good a player you are. You know you're in this league for a reason." -- Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson on responding to being a healthy scratch
Slepyshev, who was scratched the past four games, will replace Caggiula. … The Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate.
Stat pack
Letestu has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past six games. … Lucic has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past four games. … Columbus is 3-for-46 (6.5 percent) on the power play in its past 17 games, and ranks last in the NHL (9.4 percent).
