The Oilers wrap up a short two-game road trip on Sunday with a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
You can watch the game on Sportsnet 360 or listen on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED.
Read the game preview below and check back for our Pre-Game Report, videos, lineup updates and more.

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PRE-GAME REPORT

CHICAGO, IL - Welcome to the Windy City.
Where the Oilers and Blackhawks will collide on Sunday, in a game that has both clubs on the heels of back-to-backs. Edmonton was able to dismantle the powerhouse Nashville Predators by a score of 5-3 - while Chicago suffered a 7-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
"Tonight is going to be a tough game, going back-to-back against some good teams," said defender Oscar Klefbom, who played 30:15 and picked up an assist in Nashville.
Prior to their clash against the Predators, Edmonton toppled the Washington Capitals, the National Hockey League's reigning Stanley Cup champions.
Before the Blackhawks fell to the Blues, the Central Division squad was on a two-game winning streak, securing victories over the Anaheim Ducks and New York Rangers. Chicago sits fifth in their division with a 6-3-2 record and 14 points.
"I've looked at our team from the beginning of the year and I think we've built each night," said Oilers Head coach Todd McLellan, whose club is 5-1-1 in the last seven games. "Not a great start but every night we've got better in different areas. We've found more and more players to contribute on both sides of the puck offensively and defensively.
"It will be a good test for us."
KANE NOT GIVE HIM SPACE
The Blackhawks boast two major offensive threats in Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, with the latter of the two topping the League in goals with 11 in as many games. No. 88 maintained his pace on Saturday, factoring into every instance of offensive his team could muster versus St. Louis, nabbing two goals and a helper.
So, how do you limit the high-flying Hawks?
"That's a good question," started McLellan. "Teams have been trying to do that for years… Patrick Kane's been outstanding so far this year. He leads the League in goals, five and a half shots a night - those are just the ones that get to the goaltender - and he's got a tremendous shot.
"We'll try to take his time and space away."
Kane and Toews are consistent producers head-to-head with the Oil. The two have each played 37 games against the Orange & Blue over their careers, with Kane notching 15 goals and 49 points and Toews maintaining a point-per-game average with 17 markers and 37 points.
"They're always two guys that you can never go to sleep against," said goalkeeper Cam Talbot, who's 4-3-1 this season with a 2.88 goals-against average and .901 save percentage. "You always have to be ready, especially as a goaltender. Make sure your reads are right but those guys, they create so much offence and they're so skilled that you never know what they're going to do."
Klefbom, who will surely see plenty of both players on Sunday, is aware of their potency but maintains the Oilers must focus on their own game plan in order to achieve a victorious road trip.
"They're really skilled and can make some good plays out there but if we focus too much on them, we won't play our best game," he said. "We got to focus on what we're doing good right now and it's obviously working for us because we've been playing against some really good players already."
BUILDING OFF THE BACKUP
Netminder Talbot will man the pipes at The Madhouse.
The Oilers starter wants to build off the performance of Mikko Koskinen, who stopped 24 shots in his Oilers debut the other night.
"He was outstanding for us," said Talbot. "Made a lot of big saves, especially early in the game to give us some momentum to find our legs there. Once we did, we played a pretty solid game in front of him.
"I'm just going to look to come in, build off his game last night and build off my last performance."
In Talbot's last outing, the 'tender was almost flawless in Edmonton's 4-1 win against the Caps, stopping 31 of 32 shots for an impressive .969 save percentage.
"This is always a tough building to play in and obviously they're going to come out hard given the result they had last night," he continued. "I'm sure they're going to have extra motivation after last night, so we're going to have to be ready."
LINEUP NOTES
Coach McLellan said he will administer the same lineup as he did a night before. That means Evan Bouchard, Jesse Puljujarvi and Cooper Marody will be out.
"I like the line combinations that we've found over the last little bit here," said the bench boss. "We've been able to spread our offence out rather than just have a select two or three guys contribute. That'll have to happen tonight."
Here's how the lineup is expected to look:
Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Yamamoto
Rieder - Draisaitl - Chiasson
Lucic - Strome - Caggiula
Khaira - Brodziak - Kassian
Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Russell
Garrison - Benning
Talbot
-- Paul Gazzola, EdmontonOilers.com

PREVIEW

OILERS (5-3-1) at BLACKHAWKS (6-3-2)
TV: 4:00 p.m. MDT; Televised on Sportsnet 360
Head-to-Head:
Tonight's game is the first of three meetings between the two teams this season. They'll meet again at Rogers Place in Edmonton on November 1 and again on February 5.
Last season, the Oilers won once in overtime while the Blackhawks won in OT and again in regulation. In the last six meetings overall, the Oilers and Blackhawks have each won three.
Oilers team scope:
The Oilers are in the midst of a three-game points streak (2-0-1) and are 5-1-1 in their last seven games overall. The last six games the team has played were all against teams which had 100 or more points last season with wins against: Nashville (1st overall; 117 points), Winnipeg (2nd overall; 114 pts), Boston (4th overall; 112 pts) and Washington (6th overall; 105 pts; Stanley Cup champs).
Connor McDavid leads the club with 16 points in nine games (7 goals, 9 assists). Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is second with 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists). Leon Draisaitl is now second on the team in goals with six after scoring a pair on Saturday in Nashville.
Blackhawks team scope:
The Blackhawks have had an impressive start to the season with five straight games going into overtime (3-0-2). They have also picked up wins in three of their last five outings but on Saturday, the 'Hawks dropped a 7-3 decision in St. Louis.
Patrick Kane has had an outstanding start to the season with 11 goals in 11 games. He also has six assists for 17 points to rank first in the NHL in goals and third in the NHL in points. It's the best start to a season for Kane who previously had 10 goals in 15 games to open 2015-16.
Alex Debrincat has eight goals and 14 points in 10 games. ... Jonathan Toews is off to a good start with six goals and 11 points. ... Corey Crawford has a 2.44 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in five games. Cam Ward has a 4.23 GAA and .885 save percentage. Crawford played Saturday in St. Louis so it's likely Ward will get the call in this one.
By the Numbers:
Oilers are 4-0-0 this season when leading or tied after two periods. Blackhawks are 5-0-1. Both teams are 1-3-1 when trailing after 40 minutes. ... The Oilers have yet to play a game against a Pacific Division opponent and that will continue to be the case until November 17, the team's 19th game of the season. This means that 29 of the team's final 64 games will be against their own division.
Edmonton's power play is 8th in the NHL at 26.5%. Chicago's power play is 28th at 11.1%. ... The Oilers are tied for 21st in penalty killing at 75.0% while the Blackhawks are 24th at 74.3%.
Injury Report:
Oilers - Andrej Sekera (achilles) is out; Ty Rattie (upper body) is out.
Blackhawks - Connor Murphy (back) is on IR.
-- Marc Ciampa, EdmontonOilers.com