The Oilers face the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on Friday afternoon.
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 soon for our Pre-Game Report, lineup updates, videos and more.

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PRE-GAME REPORT

ANAHEIM, CA - The Oilers hit the ice for their first practice with new head coach Ken Hitchcock. With little time to prepare before facing the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow, however, not a lot new was introduced.
"We made one subtle change that we worked on today but that's all right now. With as much hockey as we're playing, we need to gradually put it in and we did put it in today and worked three separate times on it so hopefully it shows up tomorrow," Hitchcock began, adding what the subtle change was when asked. "Better communication in our own zone under pressure. We wanted to try to help the guy that's under pressure with more communication."
One common communication made on the ice was for the team to not get down on itself. Hitchcock clarified that to the media afterwards.
"To embrace -- I always call it -- second or third effort. If you have a team that has third effort, you've got gold. It starts in practice. Things aren't (always) going to work out."
Oilers captain Connor McDavid said that was certainly something the team needed to work on.
"The swings we've been having in games, one bad thing happens and you get down then it turns into a five-minute lull. You can't have that in this league," he said. "Things are going to happen, they're going to get messed up and you've got to be okay with that."
Overall, McDavid was very happy with how the practice was run.
"A lot of game-like situations," he stated. "A lot of five-on-five play which I like. I thought today was good. It was a good pace. It forces you to make reads.
"It's hard to come in and flip all the systems around and change the way you play. It's got to be more mentality."
LINEUP EXPECTED TO STAY THE SAME
After the skate, Hitchcock said he didn't expect there to be much in the way of changes with the team coming off a win on Tuesday and that includes in goal with Mikko Koskinen.
Forward lines on Thursday were:
Caggiula - McDavid - Draisaitl
Spooner - Nugent-Hopkins - Chiasson
Lucic - Brodziak - Kassian
Khaira - Marody - Rattie
P.Russell
Defence pairings:
Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - K.Russell
Gravel - Benning
Garrison
One potential change could be the acquisition of Chris Wideman and where he might slot into the lineup but the trade went down following Thursday's media availabilities.
The power play units did see some adjustments as well, with the first unit being Nugent-Hopkins and Klefbom on the point with McDavid and Draisaitl down low plus Chiasson in front of the net.
The second unit had Lucic in front of the net with Nurse and Benning on the points and Caggiula and Spooner down low.
SPOONER GETTING COMFORTABLE
It's been a whirlwind five days for Ryan Spooner, acquired late last week in a trade with the New York Rangers. Spooner's past four NHL games have had three different head coaches which might be a record for an NHL player.
Spooner said that the mental side of things was a bigger hurdle than the physical.
"My legs didn't feel bad, it was more so mentally. I wasn't shocked by the trade but I wasn't really expecting it. Plus the travel and stuff like that," he said.
Spooner is the only player on the Oilers roster who has faced the Ducks already this season despite the fact that Anaheim is in Edmonton's division. The Rangers defeated the Ducks 3-2 in a shootout on November 1.
"They're big and they're fast. I actually played them two weeks ago with the Rangers and they were struggling a bit but they're back on track. They have a good team. We have to be ready to play," Spooner began. "Their top line does a lot of their scoring. (Particularly) Getzlaf. We've just got to keep it simple, get pucks behind them and go to work and we'll be fine."
The left winger has felt very welcomed in the dressing room thus far.
"It's a great group here. For me, when you come to a team, it's great to have a group of guys like this. They've been awesome with me. We have a lot of skill here and a lot of size and toughness. I'm happy to be here."
And while Spooner never did get the chance to participate in an on-ice practice with Todd McLellan as his head coach, he liked what he saw of his first twirl around the rink with Hitchcock.
"I think he's going to be great. It's a good group of guys that we have here and they just want to win. It's going to be awesome."
-- Marc Ciampa, EdmontonOilers.com

PREVIEW

OILERS (10-10-1) at DUCKS (9-9-5)
TV: 2:00 p.m. MST Friday; Televised on Sportsnet West
Head-to-Head:
Tonight's game is the first of four meetings between the two teams this season. They will meet again in January here in Anaheim and then again at Rogers Place in Edmonton in February and March.
Last season, every game between these two teams had a one-goal differential. The Oilers won twice in a shootout and the Ducks won once in overtime and once by a score of 3-2 in regulation.
Connor McDavid led the Oilers with eight points (1G, 7A) in four games. Corey Perry had six points (2G, 4A) in three games for the Ducks while Ryan Getzlaf had six points (1G, 5A) while playing in all four contests.
Oilers team scope:
The Oilers snapped a two-game losing streak with a win on Tuesday in San Jose in overtime. The win game after the team relieved Todd McLellan of his duties as head coach and hired Ken Hitchcock in the same role. Prior to Tuesday's win, the Oilers had dropped six out of seven.
Edmonton is two points behind Anaheim for third in the Pacific Division and a playoff spot and also hold two games in hand so they could gain significant ground with a win on Friday.
McDavid is tied for second in the NHL in scoring with 31 points (13G, 18A). Leon Draisaitl is tied for ninth with 26 (13G, 13A).
Mikko Koskinen has a 5-2-0 record through his seven starts with a 2.65 goals-against average and .913 save percentage.
Ducks team scope:
The Ducks moved into a playoff spot and third in the Pacific Division on Wednesday with a win over the Canucks. Anaheim has a record of 6-3-5 at Honda Center this season. The 14 games they've played on home ice are the most of any team in the NHL. No other team has more than 12 games at home, in fact (the Oilers have only nine).
After starting the season with a 5-1-1 record, the Ducks only won three of their next 15 games (3-8-4) before getting back in the win column on Wednesday.
Ryan Getzlaf leads the club with 16 points in 17 games and Rickard Rackell is second with 13 points in 23 outings.
By the Numbers:
Since the start of the 2016-17 season, the two players in the NHL who have the most points in three-on-three overtime are McDavid and Draisaitl. McDavid has 13 points while Draisaitl has 12. ... With 31 points in 21 games, McDavid became the fastest Oiler to reach the 30-point plateau since Mark Messier did it in 1989-90 in 19 games.
McDavid is fourth in the NHL with six power-play goals so far this season. It is the most power-play goals he's scored in a season in his career with the previous high being five which was set last year.
Oilers are 6-2 in one-goal games this season while the Ducks are 7-6. ... Anaheim has given up 30 of its 66 goals allowed in the second period. They've allowed 295 shots in the middle frame while the Oilers have only allowed 205. ... Oilers are only 5-4-0 when scoring first while they're 5-6-1 when the opponent scores first. Ducks are 7-2-0 when scoring first and 2-7-3 when the opponent scores first.
Injury Report:
OILERS - Andrej Sekera (achilles) is out; Tobias Rieder (upper body) is out
DUCKS - Korbinian Holzer (wrist) is out; Corey Perry (knee) is out; Patrick Eaves (back) is doubtful; Cam Fowler (facial fracture) is out; Hampus Lindholm (lower body) is doubtful
-- Marc Ciampa, EdmontonOilers.com