Golden Knights at Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are trying to solve both their offensive woes as well as an inability to win at Rogers Place as they prepare to host the expansion Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Edmonton is returning home following a 2-1-1 road trip, which included winning back-to-back games for the first time this season.
The Oilers managed only eight goals (six in regulation) during the four-game trek and were limited to one tally or less for the fifth time in Sunday's 2-1 shootout loss at Washington, but coach Todd McLellan was content with the trip. "We'll take the five of eight (points)," McLellan said. "We wish we could have got more. But now we've got a real test ahead of us going home where we haven't performed well." Vegas following up a 1-4-1 road trip with a 5-2 win over Winnipeg on Friday night to improve 7-1-0 at home. The Golden Knights will play their next six games against Pacific rivals after facing only one division opponent thus far -- a home-and-home against Arizona on Oct. 7 and 10.
TV: 9 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Vegas), Sportsnet West (Edmonton)
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (10-5-1): There was a minor update regarding Vegas' injury-ravaged goaltender corps, with the announcement that backup Malcolm Subban will accompany the team to Edmonton, although he has not been cleared to play. Starter Marc-Andre Fleury (concussion) and Oscar Dansk (lower body) will remain in Nevada, all but assuring a seventh straight start for Maxime Lagace. Defenseman Luca Sbisa also will not make the trip to Western Canada, coach Gerard Gallant said Monday.
ABOUT THE OILERS (6-9-2): Edmonton has scored a league-low 38 times and both of its wins on the road trip came courtesy of overtime goals by captain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Goaltender Cam Talbot, who had a string of 11 straight starts halted in Washington, owns a 3.54 goals-against average and .894 save percentage at home as opposed to marks of 2.16 and .933 on the road. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has thrived at Rogers Place with five goals and eight points in nine games.
OVERTIME
1. McDavid was held off the scoresheet Sunday but has not been held without a point in consecutive games this season.
2. Golden Knights F William Karlsson, who has six goals and 10 points in his last 10, will play in his 200th game Tuesday.
3. Edmonton has the league's worst penalty kill with a success rate of 71.4 percent.