The Oilers begin a five-game road trip with a match against the Nashville Predators.
You can watch the game on Sportsnet West or listen on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED.
Read the game preview below and check back for our Morning Skate Report, lineup updates, videos and more.

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PRE-GAME REPORT

NASHVILLE, TN - What Trade Deadline?
It was business as usual for the Oilers ahead of their season series finale against the Nashville Predators, with each player hitting the ice for morning skate - despite it being the National Hockey League Trade Deadline.
There's much uncertainty on Deadline Day each year but within the Oilers locker room, the club is simply looking at maintaining some normalcy prior to their evening clash.
"It's such a weird day," said defenceman Darnell Nurse, who's set career-highs in goals, assists and points in the 2018-19 campaign.
"You're in the middle of a season, you have relationships, you're used to certain systems and then it seems like within minutes it completely changes."
Oilers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock said he is careful with the players on the day due to the elevation in anxiety it generally causes.
"It's nerve-racking for players," said the Oilers coach. "If you ask to have a meeting, people are a little bit nervous about why you are having a meeting, so you keep it pretty much at a minimum.
"This is a close-knit group, so nobody really wants to leave. If nothing happens, we're OK with that and will continue to move on and try to keep playing well."
PREYING ON THE PREDS
The task at hand doesn't change, however, with the Oilers looking to string their third win in a row against one of the best teams in the National Hockey League.
Nashville is second in the Central Division with 77 points and contains no slack in potency throughout their lineup, as the club has 14 players with 20 or more points and 10 skaters with 10 or more goals.
"These guys are one of the best teams in the League," said Nurse. "Especially at home. You look up and down their lineup and they have elite players everywhere that show up every night and compete hard.
"It's a big, big test for us tonight."
The Oilers are eight points away from the second Western Conference wild card position.
MISSING MCDAVID
For the second straight game, the Orange & Blue will be without captain Connor McDavid, who will serve the second of a two-game suspension.
McDavid scored the game-winning goal in overtime against the Islanders on Thursday then watched his club irk out a 2-1 victory over the Ducks on Saturday from the press box. Both the coaches and players know they have to put their best effort forward in the captain's absence.
"I think every player here knows that we got to pick it up," said Hitchcock. "We need your best and we're going to need other people chipping in."
Hitchcock believes the opening 10 minutes of the game will be pivotal for his club. The bench boss expects the Predators to come out strong in the first period after getting dispatched by a score of 5-0 on home ice on Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche.
"The worst thing that could happen to us was them losing here at home last game," said Hitchcock.
"That got their antenna up."
LINEUP NOTES
Mikko Koskinen - who stopped 24 of 27 shots to backstop the Oilers to a 5-3 win over Nashville in October - is expected to get the nod in goal.
Lines at morning skate appeared to be:
Rieder - Draisaitl - Chiasson
Gagner - Nugent-Hopkins - Kassian
Lucic - Cave - Currie
Malone - Brodziak - Rattie
Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Russell
Benning - Sekera
Koskinen
-- Paul Gazzola, EdmontonOilers.com
Video: PRE-GAME RAW | Ken Hitchcock 02.25.19

PREVIEW

OILERS (26-29-6) at PREDATORS (36-23-5)
TV: 6:00 p.m. MST; Televised on Sportsnet West
Head-to-Head:
Tonight's game is the third and final meeting between the Oilers and Predators this season. In their first game, Nashville blanked the Oilers 3-0 in Edmonton on Oct. 20, in Edmonton. The Oilers defeated the Preds 5-3 at Bridgestone Arena just seven days later.
Oilers team scope:
The Oilers closed out a three-game homestand with a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. The club went 2-0-1 in their last three at Rogers Place, falling to the Arizona Coyotes in a shootout on Tuesday but defeating the New York Islanders in OT on Thursday.
The team has been without Captain Connor McDavid in two of those last three games. McDavid was sidelined against Arizona with an illness then was handed a two-game suspension for a hit on Islanders Dman Nick Leddy.
McDavid - who is third in League scoring with 32 goals and 85 points in 58 games - will be able to return to the lineup on Wednesday when the Oilers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Leon Draisaitl is second in points on the Oilers with 74 in 61 games, good for ninth League-wide. He leads the Orange & Blue in goals with 36.
Predators team scope:
The Predators were blown out by a score of 5-0 against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. The club is 5-4-1 in their last 10 games and nestle second in the Central Division, trailing the Winnipeg Jets for the top spot.
The Predators are loaded with offensive talent throughout their lineup, with 14 players already up to 20 points or more on the season. Ryan Johansen leads the Preds in points with 53 but is trailed by captain Roman Josi, who has 51.
Viktor Arvidsson and Filip Forsberg are first and second on the team in goals with 26 and 21, respectively.
By the Numbers:
Leon Draisaitl is tied for third in NHL goal scoring with 36 goals. ... Draisaitl has 18 points in his last 13 games, scoring 12 times. ... Draisaitl has also scored 21.4 percent of all Oilers goals this year, second in the League in that regard behind Alex Ovechkin.
The Preds have won 13 of their last 14 games against the Oilers, with all 13 W's coming in consecutive efforts. ... Arvidsson is on a four-game point streak against the Oilers, registering six points over that span. ... Johansen has nine points in his last nine against the Oilers.
Injury Report:
OILERS - Jesse Puljujarvi (lower body) is on IR; Jujhar Khaira (foot) is on IR.
PREDATORS - Miikka Salomaki (upper body) is on IR; Zac Rinaldo (shoulder) is on IR; Craig Smith (lower body) is on IR.
-- Paul Gazzola, EdmontonOilers.com