Tampa Bay Lightning (13-12-5, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (13-12-1, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers will try to keep an eight-game win streak alive when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Edmonton has gone 9-4-1 in home games and 13-12-1 overall. The Oilers have a +six scoring differential, with 91 total goals scored and 85 given up.
Tampa Bay has a 13-12-5 record overall and a 5-9-2 record in road games. The Lightning have scored 29 power-play goals, which leads the league.
Thursday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Lightning won the last meeting 6-4.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evander Kane has scored 12 goals with nine assists for the Oilers. Zach Hyman has eight goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Steven Stamkos has scored 10 goals with 16 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has six goals and 12 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 8-2-0, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.9 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Lightning: 4-6-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.4 assists, 4.3 penalties and 14 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Oilers: Dylan Holloway: out (knee), Ryan Fanti: out (hip).
Lightning: Conor Sheary: out (upper-body), Victor Hedman: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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