Islanders host the Oilers after overtime win
Edmonton Oilers (9-2-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Islanders (7-4-2, in the Metropolitan Division)Elmont, New York; Saturday, 2 p.
The New York Islanders welcomed the Edmonton Oilers to Elmont, New York, on Saturday at 2 p.m. EDT for their first meeting of the season. The Islanders, who have won four, lost one, and tied one in their last five games (6-2-2), played host to the Oilers, who have a 7-4-2 record overall.
Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl leads the team with 12 goals and 12 assists in their last 10 games, while New York's Bo Horvat has an impressive seven goals and seven assists. Connor McDavid has contributed six goals and 21 assists for the Oilers over the same stretch.
However, both teams are dealing with significant injuries. For the Islanders, Mathew Barzal, Matias Maccelli, Calum Ritchie, Alexander Romanov are all out, while the Oilers are without Alec Regula, Devon Levi, Atro Leppanen, Zach Hyman, Frederik Andersen, Matt Savoie, Mattias Janmark, and Frederik Andersen.
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