Oilers take on the Flyers following Draisaitl's 2-goal performance
EST BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers after Leon Draisaitl's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Oilers' 3-1 win.
Key points
- Edmonton Oilers (13-3-3, in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Wednesday, 9 p.m.
- The Oilers have a 9-1-1 record when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
- TOP PERFORMERS: Evan Bouchard has scored 10 goals with 21 assists for the Oilers.
INJURIES: Oilers: Alec Regula: out (undisclosed), Isaac Howard: out (knee), Colton Dach: day to day (illness), Frederik Andersen: out (knee), Matt Savoie: out (lower-body), Mattias Janmark: out (undisclosed).
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 6-2-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 4.7 penalties and 12.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Additional details
- Flyers: Nikita Grebenkin: out (upper-body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper-body).
- Christian Dvorak has three goals and seven assists for the Flyers.
- ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
- The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
- Matvei Michkov has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
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