The Edmonton Oilers open 4-game road trip with a Sunday win, visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night
The Edmonton Oilers (4-4-1, 9 points) got back to the break-even mark with an overtime win on Sunday night to open a four-game road trip. On Monday, the Oilers head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets (3-3-1, 7 points), who return home after an overtime road loss on Saturday night. Edmonton shook off a sluggish start last season to reach Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final while the Blue Jackets haven’t been to the postseason since 2020 and have a new coach in former Minnesota Wild bench boss Dean Evason. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch took over last season after a 3-9-1 start and led the team to a 46-18-5 mark the rest of the way.
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Game Date: Monday, Oct. 28, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
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Leon Draisaitl scored two goals and assisted on another on his 29th birthday on Sunday, including the game-winner 18 seconds into overtime of Edmonton’s 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Evan Bouchard tied the game at 10:47 of the third period. Draisaitl leads the Oilers with six goals and shares the lead of 10 points with Connor McDavid. Stuart Skinner is 2-3-1 in six starts in net with an .890 save percentage and 3.06 goals-against average.
Columbus led 2-0 and 3-2 before losing a 4-3 overtime decision to the host Nashville Predators on Friday night. Kirill Marchenko and Zachary Aston-Reese scored in the first 6:42 of the second period before Zach Werensky put the Jackets back on top 3:07 into the third period. Marchenko leads the team with four goals and nine points while Daniil Tarasov is 3-1-1 in five starts with an .886 save percentage and 3.42 GAA.
Oilers forward Evander Kane is expected to remain sidelined into early 2025 after September surgery to repair two hernias, two abdominal tears and both abductors. Columbus captain Blake Jenner is out after shoulder surgery, as is defenseman Erik Gudbranson, while forwards Dmitri Voronkov and Kent Johnson have upper-body injuries and young center Gavin Brindley is on injured reserve with a finger injury.
