Oilers Host Ducks After Gauthier’s Three-Goal Game

The Ducks head to Edmonton for the teams’ second meeting this season. The Oilers won the first, 5-2, with Evan Bouchard scoring twice. The game is scheduled for November 5.

Edmonton is 11-2-3 overall and 6-0-1 against Pacific Division opponents. The Oilers have gone 8-1-1 in games in which their opponents took more penalty minutes. Anaheim is 7-7-1 overall and 2-2-1 in the division, with 54 goals scored and 57 conceded.

Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with nine goals and 31 assists. Leon Draisaitl recorded 18 points, including nine goals, in his last 10 games. Gauthier has recorded 15 points, including 10 goals, while playing for Anaheim, and Beckett Sennecke has five goals and five assists over his past 10 games.

Edmonton is 6-2-2 across its last 10 games, averaging 3.7 goals scored and 2.6 allowed. Anaheim is 3-6-1 over that span, averaging 3.6 goals scored and 4.2 allowed.

Both teams have players listed as out with injuries. Zach Hyman is among Edmonton’s absences, while Troy Terry is among Anaheim’s.