Tomorrow night will be a Western Conference finals rematch between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers. However, the playoff rematch won’t be what is most noteworthy about the matchup.
Saturday night’s contest in Edmonton is slated to be the Stars debut for the newest trade acquisition Mikko Rantanen.
Here is everything you need to know about his debut:
How to watch Stars-Oilers
When: Saturday, 9 p.m.
Where: Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta
TV/Streaming: Victory+
Radio: 96.7 FM/1310 The Ticket (KTCK-AM)
Bottom line
The Edmonton Oilers host the Dallas Stars after the Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime.
Edmonton is 19-11-2 in home games and 36-22-4 overall. The Oilers have gone 20-6-3 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
Dallas has a 41-19-2 record overall and a 17-12-1 record in road games. The Stars have a 17-4-0 record when scoring a power-play goal.
Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Stars won 4-1 in the previous meeting. Matt Duchene led the Stars with two goals.
Top performers
Leon Draisaitl has 46 goals and 48 assists for the Oilers. Corey Perry has four goals over the past 10 games.
Jason Robertson has 27 goals and 36 assists for the Stars. Roope Hintz has three goals and 14 assists over the last 10 games.
Last 10 games
Oilers: 4-6-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
Stars: 7-2-1, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.7 assists, three penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Injuries
Oilers: Trent Frederic (IR), John Klingberg (day-to-day), Mattias Ekholm (day-to-day), Evander Kane (IR)
Stars: Tyler Seguin (IR-LT), Tyler Seguin (IR), Miro Heiskanen (IR)
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