EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers held a team meeting and optional skate on Thursday morning before facing off against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Rogers Place tonight in search of their ninth-straight victory.
The Oilers have won at least eight straight games in a single season for the eighth time in franchise history and can match the franchise record of nine straight wins with a victory tonight, which they've only achieved twice (2001, 2023).
After serving as a line during the second half of Tuesday's 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, Leon Draisaitl is expected to line up between Warren Foegele and Mattias Janmark to begin tonight's game.
"Two really good players," Draisaitl said. "Played with both of them, so obviously I know what their games are like and I'm excited to get a look with them."
"Foegey is obviously very strong, very fast. Your typical really good power forward. And then Janny is just very smart, holds onto pucks and has great reads away from the puck, too. He's a really smart hockey player, so hopefully we can make it work."
The German has two goals and two assists over his last three games and is currently sitting on 459 career assists – one shy of tying his assistant coach Paul Coffey for the sixth most in Oilers franchise history.
