Carolina Hurricanes (8-2-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (7-1-1, in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Edmonton Oilers after Nicolas Deslauriers scored two goals in the Hurricanes' 6-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks.
Edmonton has a 7-1-1 record overall and a 2-1-1 record in home games. The Oilers have gone 7-0-1 in games they score three or more goals.
Carolina is 8-2-1 overall and 6-1-0 on the road. The Hurricanes serve 9.4 penalty minutes per game to rank ninth in the league.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
INJURIES: Oilers: Alec Regula: out (undisclosed), Atro Leppanen: out (undisclosed), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: out (lower-body), Frederik Andersen: out (knee), Jason Dickinson: out (lower-body), Matt Savoie: out (lower-body), Mattias Janmark: out (undisclosed).
Hurricanes: Mark Jankowski: out (lower-body), Taylor Hall: out (upper body), Seth Jarvis: out (shoulder), Jordan Staal: out (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.