The Oilers can make it four straight victories on Thursday when they wrap up a three-game road trip at the United Center against the Chicago Blackhawks.
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PRE-GAME REPORT

CHICAGO, IL - Recharge those batteries.
Because when the Oilers enter the 'Madhouse on Madison' on Thursday night and attempt to close out a perfect three-game road trip against a desperate Chicago Blackhawks side, they'll need the extra juice.
"I think we were a little gassed that game," forward Kailer Yamamoto said pre-game of Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars. "I think we just have to play with more energy."
The Oilers are fresh from a day off after back-to-back victories that saw the club take two completely separate roads to victory, relying first on offence in an 8-3 win over Nashville before having special teams and stellar goaltending steal two points against Dallas.
"Two completely different games," captain Connor McDavid said following the Oilers pre-game skate at the United Center this afternoon.
"Obviously it was a little bit looser of a game than Nashville, but we found a way to produce some offence against Dallas. They really took it to us all game long, but some good D and goaltending held us in."
Simply put, to the Oilers players and coaching staff, it wasn't pretty.
The Stars earned their plaudits for carrying the momentum for the majority of Tuesday's contest, and there's plenty for Head Coach Dave Tippett and his coaching staff to try and clean up before tonight's clash with the Blackhawks at the United Center.
"When you look at it, you have to give Dallas credit," the bench boss said. "They played a hard, simple game, and made us work for everything we got. Our special teams were pretty good. They had 42 shots, but the pure scoring chances weren't as high as I anticipated them to be.
Tippett continued: "We didn't get enough pucks deep, we didn't handle the puck or pressure down deep as well as we would've liked, so some of those corrections we can make tonight. Hopefully we get the same result, but maybe a prettier way to get to it."
With the talent and assets the Oilers boast -- including the NHL's top-two leading scorers, potent special teams, and hot goaltending in Mikko Koskinen and Mike Smith - it's about putting all the pieces together tonight to win their fourth-straight game and keep Chicago scrambling in the playoff race.
"It just shows you how dangerous our team is," Yamamoto said. "Our goalies are playing unbelievable, we have the best two players in the world, and we have other guys that can score. We're a good team and we know that, and we're just trying to show that every game."

DETAILS OF DESPERATION
Despite the Oilers and Blackhawks being on opposite ends of the playoff pack, there's not much separating their motivations for putting in a full 60-minute performance.
The Oilers, second in the Pacific Division with 80 points and a 36-23-8 record, are in search of separation and a flawless road trip across three difficult road stops.
"For us, there's an opportunity," Tippett said. "There's an opportunity in front of us to have a great trip. You've got two games behind you, and if you can find a way to win that third game, where we are in the standings right now it speaks for itself that we need the points as much as they do."
Chicago at the other end of the spectrum, six points out of the final Wild Card spot with 74 points, are looking to close the divide.

"Everyone's desperate," McDavid said. "We're desperate for points and the race is so tight. You need to get points when you can and obviously Chicago's in a position where they need to get them every night. They'll be desperate, but we'll need to be desperate as well."
Chicago has a mountain to climb, but they're not ready to serve exclusively in a spoiler role just yet as a team that's won three-straight games of their own. Tippett's team can put a big damper in the Blackhawks' playoff plans by matching that intensity and laying claim to the two points and helping their own postseason cause.
"That's exactly it," he said. "They've played well the last little bit here and they have nothing to lose. They've got to leave it all out there, so you have to recognize what they're doing.
"I want our team to come out and play a really disciplined, hard road game and see if we can find a way to get our points."
The Oilers have the tools to beat any team in the League, but exceeding the intensity of your opponent can be a key to victory on any given night for any team.
"If you're getting outworked, you're not going to be doing much on the ice," Yamamoto said. "I think if you're outworking the team, the skill's going to come and take over."
LINEUP NOTES
Defenceman Oscar Klefbom remains out of the lineup tonight for the ninth-straight game tonight despite participating in the pre-game skate.
James Neal will take on the role of top-line left-winger next to McDavid and Tyler Ennis after playing 11:18 and registering two shots on goal on Tuesday in his return from and ankle injury that cost the Whitby, Ontario product 16 games.
"We're going to tweak things around a little bit. He was good coming back," Tippett said. "The thing I like about our team is it's a good veteran group up front. Some parts you can move around a little bit.
"The Dallas game was a little bit different with so much power-play stuff in there taking some of the rhythm in the forward lines out. We'll see what we get tonight. Neal came back and played a pretty strong game."

Leon Draisaitl has found his fit with Yamamoto and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, but the process of finding consistent linemates for another Oilers superstar in McDavid will continue until the right combination comes naturally.
"We'll look to do that, but we have to get healthy and get people up to speed that gives us a little bit more of an opportunity," Tippett said.
"Ennis has come in and given us some pretty good play. Some good puck play there and can make plays also. We'll see how things transpire and hopefully we can find the right mix."
Mike Smith starts between the pipes after giving way to Mikko Koskinen on Tuesday in the second of back-to-back games for Edmonton.
- PROJECTED LINEUP: Oilers at Blackhawks

PREVIEW

OILERS (36-23-8) vs BLACKHAWKS (30-28-8)
TV: 6:36 p.m. MT; Televised on Sportsnet West
Head-to-Head:
Thursday will be the third and final meeting between the Oilers and Blackhawks this season.
The Oilers had their season-opening five-game win streak snapped at the hands of the Blackhawks in a 3-1 loss back on October 14, and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists on February 11 as part of a 5-3 win for the Oilers that came without the services of Connor McDavid.
Oilers team scope:
The Oilers squeaked out a 2-1 overtime win in the second game of back-to-back contests on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars thanks in large part to Mikko Koskinen, who made 42 saves after Mike Smith backstopped an 8-3 victory the night prior in Nashville.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded a goal and assist in his 600th game as an Oiler.
On a night when the play at 5-on-5 didn't seem to click, the Oilers leaned on good goaltending and its potent league-best power play (2-for-5) and second-ranked penalty kill (5-for-6) to help clinch the two points and hit the 80-point mark on the season in the standings.
Edmonton now has a 7-1-0 record in the second half of back-to-backs this season, with the lone loss coming against Vegas on Feb. 26. A win on Thursday in the final game of their three-game road trip would be their fourth in a row.
Blackhawks team scope:
Like the Oilers, the Blackhawks are winners of three straight after a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night that completed their season sweep of Anaheim.
Dylan Strome
led the way with two goals and an assist while
Patrick Kane
(1G, 1A),
Alex Nylander
(1G, 1A),
Duncan Keith
(2A) and
Adam Boqvist
(2A) registered multi-point nights. Goaltender
Corey Crawford
earned his third straight win with 37 saves.
Kane is the runaway points leader for Chicago with 29 goals and 51 assists in 66 games played this season.
Despite their three-straight wins, Chicago is 6-8-2 in its last 16 games.
By the Numbers:
The Oilers are 16-6-4 over a 26-game span where they've outscored opponents 96-75 and 13-for-37 on the power play in their last 13 games. ...
Leon Draisaitl's 108 points are tied for third-most in a season by an Oilers skater since 1989-90. ... Draisaitl has an NHL-high 213 points (93G, 120A) in 149 GP since 2018-19 and his 93 goals over that span rank second in the NHL. ...
Nugent-Hopkins has a point in 4 straight games (1G, 4A) and 21 points (6G, 15A) in his last 13 games. ...
The Blackhawks are allowing an NHL-high 35.6 SOG against per game this season. ... Chicago has an NHL-high 109 points (53G, 56A) from rookies this season.
Injury Report:
OILERS -
Oscar Klefbom
(shoulder) is out;
Joakim Nygard
(hand) is on LTIR;
Mike Green
(sprained MCL) is out.
BLACKHAWKS - Andrew Shaw (concussion) is on IR; Calvin de Haan (shoulder) is on IR; Brent Seabrook (shoulder & hip) is on IR; Zack Smith (back) is day-to-day.
-- Jamie Umbach, EdmontonOilers.com