Edmonton Oilers (5-9-1, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (7-6-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Evander Kane's hat trick against the Seattle Kraken in the Oilers' 4-3 overtime win.
Tampa Bay has a 4-2-2 record in home games and a 7-6-4 record overall. The Lightning have a 1-0-4 record in games decided by a goal.
Edmonton has a 2-5-0 record on the road and a 5-9-1 record overall. The Oilers have given up 55 goals while scoring 43 for a -12 scoring differential.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has seven goals and 14 assists for the Lightning. Victor Hedman has three goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.
Zach Hyman has eight goals and seven assists for the Oilers. Kane has scored seven goals with six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-4-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.2 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Oilers: 4-6-0, averaging three goals, 4.9 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: Conor Sheary: out (upper-body), Anthony Cirelli: day to day (undisclosed), Andrei Vasilevskiy: out (back).
Oilers: Dylan Holloway: out (knee), Ryan Fanti: out (hip), Connor Brown: day to day (lower body), Mattias Janmark: out (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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