The Edmonton Oilers (44-23-9), the NHL’s top power play offense, host the Anaheim Ducks (23-42-10) and their weak penalty killing defense at Rogers Place on Saturday. Anaheim is coming off a 4-1 loss against the Kraken on Thursday, their sixth defeat in a row.
The Ducks conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities. Brock McGinn scored the only goal for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal had 35 saves in the loss.
Edmonton won their third in a row, beating the Kings 2-0 on Thursday. Connor McDavid and Evander Kane each scored once for the Oilers. Stuart Skinner recorded his first shutout of the season with 43 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 6-2 victory for the Oilers in January. Four players had two points for Edmonton. Max Comtois led Anaheim with two points (0G 2A). Jack Campbell got the win, saving 21 of 23 shots (.913%).
FACING OFF
Anaheim is averaging 2.51 goals per game for the season, 31st in the NHL, and they are taking on an Oilers team that is allowing 3.29 goals a game (22nd).
Meanwhile, Edmonton has found the net a league-best 3.95 times a game on average and will be looking to exploit the Ducks’ weak defense, which is allowing opponents to score a league-worst 4.04 goals per game.
Anaheim averages fewer shots (28.3) than most teams in the league, ranking 29th, while the team’s 9.0% shooting percentage is 31st. Edmonton’s average of 33.3 attempts ranks sixth.
The Oilers will be seeking to build on their No. 1-ranked power play percentage of 32.82% against the Ducks, who are the league’s second-weakest penalty killing team (72.80%).
Anaheim, meanwhile, has scored on only 15.64% of their power play opportunities (32nd), which the away team will be aiming to improve on against Edmonton’s 21st-ranked 76.25% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry have been the top skaters for the Ducks this season with 59 and 56 points. In the net, John Gibson (14-29-8) is Anaheim’s top goaltender.
He has a 3.95 GAA and a .900% save percentage. McDavid leads the Oilers and the league in scoring with 144 points. His 61 goals and 83 assists in 76 games are both best in the league. Skinner (25-14-5) has the best goals against average for Edmonton at 2.89. He has a save percentage of .911%.
HOME AND AWAY
Anaheim is 11-20-7 away from Honda Center this season. Edmonton is 21-12-6 at Rogers Place this season.
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Edmonton Oilers -2.5 (-115)
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