Vancouver aims to keep win streak alive, hosts Edmonton

Edmonton Oilers (2-7-1, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (8-2-1, second in the Pacific Division)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Monday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the Edmonton Oilers with a three win streak intact.

Vancouver had a 38-37-7 record overall while going 16-9-1 against opponents from the Pacific Division last season. The Canucks scored 3.3 goals per game last season while giving up 3.6 per game.

Edmonton went 50-23-9 overall and 25-10-3 in division play last season. The Oilers had a 32.4% power play success rate last season, scoring 89 goals on 275 chances.

The teams play Monday for the third time this season. The Canucks won 4-3 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Quinn Hughes has four goals and 12 assists for the Canucks. J.T. Miller has five goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

Connor McDavid has two goals and eight assists for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl has four goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 7-2-1, averaging four goals, 6.6 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

Oilers: 2-7-1, averaging 2.7 goals, five assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.

INJURIES: Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Teddy Blueger: out (leg), Tucker Poolman: out (head).

Oilers: Ryan Fanti: out (hip), Mattias Janmark: day to day (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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