The Nashville Predators (3-5-1) head to face the Edmonton Oilers (6-3-0), who will be out to extend their winning streak, at Rogers Place on Tuesday. Nashville is playing their first of six games on the road coming off a 3-0 loss against the Capitals on Saturday. Juuse Saros saved an impressive 32 of 34 shots (.941%) in the loss.
Edmonton is playing the first of four games at home after a 3-2 win over the Flames on Saturday, their fourth straight win. Zach Hyman was the leading goal scorer for the Oilers, netting twice. Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists to lead the team in scoring. Stuart Skinner saved 40 of 42 shots in the win (.952%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Oilers won all three games between the teams last season, including a 4-0 victory in their final meeting in April, their sixth straight win against Nashville. Leon Draisaitl led Edmonton with three goals. Mike Smith saved 30 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Nashville is averaging 2.44 goals per game so far this season, 30th in the NHL, and they are taking on an Oilers team that is allowing 3.11 goals a game (17th). Meanwhile, Edmonton has found the net 3.78 times a game on average, second in the league, and the Predators are allowing opponents to score 3.11 goals per game (17th).
The Oilers’ 33.33% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Predators rank 31st with a conversion rate of only 8.11%. In terms of penalty killing, Nashville has the league’s sixth-ranked PK% at 84.85%, while Edmonton is 22nd at 76.74%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With seven points apiece this season, Matt Duchene and Filip Forsberg are the top skaters for the Predators. Both have two goals and five assists in nine games. In the net, Saros (2-4-1) is Nashville’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.75 GAA and a .910% save percentage.McDavid leads the Oilers and the league in scoring with 18 points. He has a league-best nine goals and nine assists (5th) in nine games. Skinner (2-1-0) has the best goals against average for Edmonton at 1.59, second-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .955%, best.
Jack Campbell (4-2-0) has played the most games in net for the Oilers this season. He has a 3.88 GAA and a .888% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Nashville is 1-2-0 on the road this season. Edmonton is 3-3-0 at home this season.
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