Edmonton at Columbus

High marks to the Blue Jackets for their gutty, 2-1, shootout road victory against the Kraken two days ago. Not only was that the end of a five-game, 10-day road trip that covered approximately 6,500 miles round-trip, but Columbus was also dealing with an illness affecting its locker room. Now the Blue Jackets have to refocus after not being home since the first of this month. They are also likely to be without their captain and fourth-leading point scorer, Boone Jenner. He suffered an upper-body injury against Seattle and is doubtful to play. The Oilers hosted the Blue Jackets this past Monday and won, 5-4, in overtime. The Oilers are starting to come on after their typical slow start, in which they won just six of their first 16 games. Since then, Edmonton has put together a two-game winning streak led by its two superstars, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. McDavid’s 18 assists are tied for the NHL lead, and Draisaitl is first on the team in goals with 10. Edmonton was bullied around last night in Philly, and shouldn't be too happy about it. They were lucky to win after a would-be game-winning goal from the Flyers was wiped off the board with 23 seconds to play in the third. Take the Oilers for a strong effort tonight.