Oilers at Rangers preview

OILERS (6-8-1) at RANGERS (8-7-2)
1 p.m. ET; MSG, SNW, NHL.TV

Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is expected to make his sixth straight start for New York, which has outscored opponents 22-14 during the winning streak and has scored at least four goals in six of its past seven games. The Rangers last won six straight games from Feb. 2-Feb. 13 last season.
Goaltender Cam Talbot, who played with the Rangers from 2013-15, will start for the Oilers, seeking their third straight win to begin a four-game road trip; they defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in overtime on Thursday and the New York Islanders 2-1 in overtime in Tuesday.

Players to watch

Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl has four goals in his past five games and nine points (four goals, five points) in eight games since returning from an eye injury.
Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich has a goal and an assist in each of his past two games and 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his past eight games.

They said it

"It's always a battle -- he's a great goalie, he's one of the best of all time. It's not easy to beat him in any situation, so I'm looking forward to the challenge again tomorrow." -- Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot on facing Henrik Lundqvist
"Certainly a team that has a lot of firepower both on the offensive forward side and defensive-wise. Good skating team. Another great challenge from a team we don't see so often." -- Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh on facing the Oilers

Oilers projected lineup

Pat Maroon -- Connor McDavid -- Leon Draisaitl
Milan Lucic -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Jussi Jokinen -- Ryan Strome -- Iiro Pakarinen
Brad Malone -- Mark Letestu -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Adam Larsson
Oscar Klefbom -- Matt Benning
Kris Russell -- Eric Gryba
Cam Talbot
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Yohann Auvitu, Jujkar Khaira
Injured:Andrej Sekera (knee), Drake Caggiula (ankle), Anton Slepyshev (undisclosed)

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Rick Nash -- Kevin Hayes -- Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey -- David Desharnais -- J.T. Miller
Michael Grabner -- Boo Nieves -- Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh -- Nick Holden
Brady Skjei -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Marc Staal -- Steven Kampfer
Henrik Lundqvist
Ondrej Pavelec
Scratched:Brendan Smith, Paul Carey
Injured: None

Status report

Edmonton recalled Puljujarvi from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Friday and placed Slepyshev on injured reserve. … Caggiula, who has missed the past five games, is close to returning, Oilers coach Todd McClellan said. ... Nieves will replace Carey and skate between Grabner and Fast, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said.

Stat pack

The Rangers have won their past three games against the Oilers. … The Rangers penalty kill is 12-for-12 in their past five games. ... McDavid has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in his past eight games. ... The Oilers average 2.33 goals per game, last in the League.