Anaheim vs. Edmonton
EDMONTON (Interstat)—The Anaheim Ducks will visit the Edmonton Oilers in a National Hockey League game Thursday at Rexall Place, with Anaheim as the visiting team and Edmonton as the home team.
Anaheim enters with a 7-8 record, while Edmonton is 11-5. The Oilers won the most recent meeting between the teams 5-2. Anaheim’s most recent result was a 5-4 win at Vancouver. Cutter Gauthier scored three goals on six shots in that game, Mikael Granlund added one goal and two assists, and Beckett Sennecke recorded four assists. Edmonton’s most recent result was a 4-3 shootout loss at New Jersey. Leon Draisaitl scored one goal on five shots, Evan Bouchard had one goal and one assist, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had one goal and one assist.
Gauthier is Anaheim’s player to watch. In his previous recent performances, he scored three goals on six shots at Vancouver, three goals on five shots against Ottawa, and two goals on 10 shots against Buffalo. He also had one assist and four shots on goal against Vancouver, one assist and four shots at Philadelphia, five shots at the N.Y. Rangers, two shots at the N.Y. Islanders, and two shots at New Jersey. Earlier this season, he had one assist and four shots against Boston and one shot and one hit at Winnipeg. Anaheim also has recent wins over Ottawa and Philadelphia and a recent overtime loss to Vancouver.
Draisaitl is Edmonton’s player to watch. He had one goal on five shots at New Jersey, two assists at the N.Y. Rangers, two assists at the N.Y. Islanders, two shots against Calgary, and one assist against Detroit. He also scored two goals on seven shots against Toronto, two goals and three assists against Carolina, two goals against Minnesota, one goal and one assist at Utah, and one goal against Utah. Edmonton’s other recent results include a 4-1 win at the N.Y. Rangers, a 4-0 win at the N.Y. Islanders, a 4-0 home win over Calgary, a 4-3 shootout loss to Detroit, a 7-2 loss to Toronto, and a 6-5 shootout win over Carolina.
Anaheim’s other recent results this season include a 6-3 home win over Ottawa, a 7-6 home loss to Buffalo, a 6-5 overtime home loss to Vancouver, a 5-4 win at Philadelphia, a 4-1 loss at New Jersey, a 3-2 loss at the N.Y. Islanders, a 5-2 loss at the N.Y. Rangers, a 4-2 home loss to Boston, a 4-2 home loss to Calgary, and a 4-2 win at Calgary.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Edmonton to win 4-2.