The Oilers kick off a five-game road trip with back-to-back matinee games starting on Saturday in Dallas against the Stars.
You can watch the game on Sportsnet West within the Oilers Region or listen on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED.

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PRE-GAME REPORT

EDMONTON, AB - Thursday's 2-1 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks busted the Oilers four-game winless streak. The club now sets their sights on Dallas and Chicago.
The Oilers ended their four-game home stand 1-2-1 and are somewhat relieved to be hitting the road.
"This year, our trouble hasn't come on the road, it's come at home here," said Zack Kassian. "As a group, we're looking forward to getting on the road and trying to string together a couple games."
Edmonton will play two back-to-back matinee matches, first against the Stars on Saturday then versus the Blackhawks Sunday.
TWO IN 24
Edmonton will play at 1:00 p.m. MST both games. The Oilers don't typically see many matinee games in a season but received an unusual amount in the 2017-18 campaign.
"I don't think I've ever played back-to-back afternoon games," said Oscar Klefbom. "It's going to be a challenge, for sure."
The Oilers are 1-4-0 this season in afternoon matchups and still have four remaining.
"It's one of those things where we just need to regain our focus," said Kassian. "We've had a good handful of them this year and we haven't had the result we wanted in all of them but a good time to get that back is the next two."
Oilers Head Coach Todd McLellan revealed the challenge upcoming back-to-back afternoon matchups present.
"The second one doesn't worry me as much as the first one," the Oilers coach began, noting he changed the club's routine for this unique occasion.
"We normally would not have skated today. We would have flown down and had a pre-game skate. So, we've already made one adjustment. There are other things we do to make sure our team is ready to go: meetings in the evenings versus meetings in the morning but at the end of the day, it is what it is and the players have to show up and play."
MONTOYA INCOMING
McLellan said goaltender Al Montoya, who was acquired by the Oilers during Thursday's game against the Ducks, will assemble with his new team in Dallas.
"Montoya will meet us in Dallas and then the management group will make a decision on transactions and what not," said McLellan, alluding to Laurent Brossoit, who is still with the club for the time being.
Given that the Oilers will play two sets of back-to-backs on this road trip - the second set being next Friday-Saturday against Arizona and Vegas - Montoya could see some action soon.
"We'll see how Montoya is when he gets to Dallas," said McLellan. The career backup has been sidelined since Nov. 4, due to a concussion injury and is 2-1-0 this season.
"We've certainly done our homework as an organization on his health," McLellan continued. "He's practiced, he's been involved in everything he needs to be in Montreal. If he's healthy, potentially he gets the back-to-back or Cam plays both or LB gets in one of them."
Montoya is 65-47-22 over his career, splitting parts of his NHL tenure with Arizona, Winnipeg, Florida, Montreal and now, Edmonton.
-- Paul Gazzola, EdmontonOilers.com

PREVIEW

OILERS (18-20-3) at STARS (23-16-3)
TV: 1:00 p.m. MST; Televised on Sportsnet West
Head-to-Head:
Tonight's game is the final of three meetings between the two teams this season with each team winning a game on their home ice.
The Oilers defeated Dallas 5-4 at Rogers Place back on October 26 and the Stars topped Edmonton on November 18 by a score of 6-3.
Connor McDavid has two goals and two assists for four points to lead the way for the Oilers in two games against Dallas this season. Alex Radulov has two goals and three assists for five points against Edmonton.
Oilers team scope:
The Oilers snapped a four-game winless skid on Thursday with a 2-1 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks. Prior to that, the team had won four in a row and 10 out of 15. They are back on the road where they've had more success this season, including a record of 9-8-2.
Connor McDavid continues to lead the way for the Oilers in scoring with 46 points (14 goals, 32 assists) and a +9 rating through the midway point of the season. Last season after 41 games, McDavid had 14 goals, 36 assists for 50 points and a +13 rating.
Leon Draisaitl is second on the club with 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points and +7 in 37 games. Last season, through 37 games, Draisaitl had 14 goals and 20 assists for 34 points and a +2 rating.
Stars team scope:
The Stars are in the first wild card position with 49 points on the season. They are a clear nine points better through 42 games than they were last year.
Dallas has won five of its last seven games having turned it around after only winning two out of eight just before that. The club has an astounding four players on pace for 70 or more points through the first half of the season: Jamie Benn (16 G, 22 A, 38 PTS), Tyler Seguin (20 G, 17 A, 37 PTS), John Klingberg (5 G, 31 A, 36 PTS), Alexander Radulov (15 G, 20 A, 35 PTS)
By the Numbers:
The Oilers will be glad to hit the road as far as their penalty kill is concerned. At 85.1%, they have the fifth-best penalty kill on the road in the NHL (as opposed to 55.4% at home). The Stars have the 13th-ranked power play at home at 20.0%.
Edmonton has scored 42 goals in the third period this season, which is the most out of all three periods for the club. They've scored 33 and 35 in the first and second periods respectively. Dallas has allowed 44 goals in the third period, which is its highest of the three (29 and 38 in periods one and two).
Oilers are 4-7-1 against the Central Division this season while Dallas is 8-3-0 against the Pacific. The Stars are 19-1-1 when leading after two periods and 0-12-0 when trailing after two.
Injury Report:
OILERS - The Oilers are healthy.
STARS - Remi Elie (illness) is day-to-day.
-- Marc Ciampa, EdmontonOilers.com