Preview: Lightning at Oilers

LIGHTNING (15-14-2) at OILERS (15-12-5)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN360, SUN, NHL.TV

Lightning team scope

The Tampa Bay Lightning have one win in their past five games (1-3-1) following a 4-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Friday and are playing the last of a three-game Western Canada road trip. "It was a pretty solid effort by a depleted group," coach Jon Cooper told the Lightning website after the loss. "I feel for the guys, it's a self-inflicted loss, is what it is. Just a couple of bad turnovers end up in our net." The Lightning are without center Steven Stamkos and forwards Ryan Callahan, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning did not have a morning skate on Saturday. Goaltender Ben Bishop is expected to start for the Lightning in the second game on back-to-back nights.

Oilers team scope

The Edmonton Oilers have one win in their past six games (1-2-3). Edmonton lost 3-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in the second of a three-game homestand. "We noticed a little extra step in everyone, it's tough when you play so many games like we had," captain Connor McDavid said. "To have a few days off and come back, I think everyone feels rested and ready to go." Coach Todd McClellan said they would not take the injured Lightning lightly. "They are an elite team with some injuries to key people," he said. "So they're finding their way with different combinations. But they still know how to play the game. They're extremely dangerous and they don't give up very many opportunities." Forward Taylor Beck will play his second game with the Oilers after he was recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Thursday. Beck, 25, made his debut with Edmonton on Nov. 6 at the Detroit Red Wings and did not have a point. He was leading the AHL in scoring with nine goals and 30 points in 19 games prior to being called up. "To be honest that's one of the best little streaks I've been on since I've turned pro, for sure," Beck said. "I'm really excited. I worked really hard to get back here, especially with a lot of up and downs last year. But I worked really hard and I'll be ready to go."

Lightning projected lineup

Cory Conacher -- Tyler Johnson -- Erik Condra
Brian Boyle -- Valtteri Filppula -- Jonathan Drouin
Alex Killorn -- Brayden Point -- Vladislav Namestnikov
Joel Vermin -- Cedric Paquette -- JT Brown
Victor Hedman -- Anton Stralman
Jason Garrison -- Andrej Sustr
Slater Koekkoek -- Braydon Coburn
Ben Bishop
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Scratched:Nikita Nesterov
Injured:Ryan Callahan (lower body), Nikita Kucherov (lower body), Ondrej Palat (undisclosed), Steven Stamkos (knee)

Oilers projected lineup

Milan Lucic -- Connor McDavid -- Jordan Eberle
Pat Maroon -- Leon Draisaitl -- Drake Caggiula
Taylor Beck -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Tyler Pitlick
Matt Hendricks -- Mark Letestu -- Zack Kassian
Andrej Sekera -- Kris Russell
Oscar Klefbom -- Adam Larsson
Brandon Davidson -- Matt Benning
Cam Talbot
Jonas Gustavsson
Scratched:Eric Gryba, Jesse Puljujarvi, Benoit Pouliot
Injured:Iiro Pakarinen (knee), Andrew Ference (hip), Darnell Nurse (foot), Mark Fayne (lower body)

Status report

Pouliot is expected to be a healthy scratch for the fifth time this season. He has five goals and seven points in 28 games. … Edmonton assigned Anton Slepyshev to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League to make room for Beck … Talbot will make his fourth-consecutive start for Edmonton.

Who's hot

Filppula is on a four-game point steak (one goal, five assists). ... Hedman has a goal and four assists in his past two games Letestu has two goals and an assist in his past two games. … Pitlick has two assists and a goal in his past three games.