GOLDEN KNIGHTS (14-12-1) at OILERS (12-11-2) 10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV
The Golden Knights are 6-1-0 in their past seven games, starting with a 6-3 win at Edmonton on Nov. 18. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will make his sixth straight start for Vegas. Edmonton has won two straight and is 3-1-1 under coach Ken Hitchcock, who took over for Todd McLellan on Nov. 20. Goalie Mikko Koskinen will make his seventh start in nine games for Edmonton.
Players to watch
Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty has 11 points (eight goals, three assists) in his past seven games after having four points (two goals, two assists) in his first 16. Oilers center Connor McDavid has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in his past eight games. He has not scored a goal in his past four games, matching his longest goalless streak of the season.
They said it
"Now we're getting puck luck. He's definitely a guy that had his chances the first 10 or 15 games and it didn't go in, and now everything he's shooting is going into the back of the net." -- Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on forward Max Pacioretty "I think a big emphasis is commitment to defense and being committed to the systems. No one is doing their own thing, everyone is buying into the things that are going to make us successful. " -- Oilers forward Drake Caggiula on being 3-1-1 under coach Ken Hitchcock
Edmonton claimed Zykov off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, but he will not play. … Rattie is back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past two games.
Stat pack
Karlsson has three straight game-winning goals. … Tuch is on a five-game point streak (three goals, five assists). … Fleury is 6-0-0 with a 1.82 goals-against average and .937 save percentage in his past six starts. … Draisaitl has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in his past eight games.
