Edmonton Oilers (38-21-3, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (28-26-8, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Edmonton Oilers will play in an out-of-conference matchup.
Pittsburgh has a 28-26-8 record overall and a 16-11-4 record in home games. The Penguins have scored and allowed 178 goals this season for an even scoring differential.
Edmonton is 38-21-3 overall and 18-13-1 in road games. The Oilers rank eighth in the league with 216 total goals (averaging 3.5 per game).
Sunday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Oilers won 6-1 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has 18 goals and 30 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has one goal and eight assists over the last 10 games.
Zach Hyman has 43 goals and 20 assists for the Oilers. Connor McDavid has two goals and 15 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 4-5-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 4.1 goals per game.
Oilers: 5-3-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.5 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: Jansen Harkins: out (upper body), Drew O’Connor: day to day (concussion), Bryan Rust: out (upper body), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
Oilers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.