Edmonton @ Arizona preview

Last Meeting ( Jan 18, 2020 ) Arizona 3, Edmonton 7

The Edmonton Oilers are flying high after winning the latest Battle of Alberta installment and try to strengthen their playoff position when they visit the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. Edmonton has won seven of its last nine games (7-1-1) after dismantling Calgary 8-3 on Saturday, trails first-place Vancouver by three points and is three ahead of fifth-place Arizona in the crowded Pacific Division.

"Every game is huge,'' Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, who leads the league with 83 points and has recorded at least one in 11 straight games, told reporters. "We have to bank points. We have to do that on a constant basis." The Coyotes have lost five straight games (0-3-2) and are 1-0-3 in their last four home contests after Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to Chicago. "It was up for grabs, it was there for us and, unfortunately, we didn't grab it," Arizona's Taylor Hall told the media after the game. "It's tough. As a team, we probably don't have the confidence we had 20 games ago." The Oilers and Coyotes conclude their regular-season series after Edmonton won two of the first three meetings with Connor McDavid scoring three goals in the three games.

TIME: 9 p.m. ET. TV: FS Arizona, Sportsnet One

ABOUT THE OILERS (28-18-6): McDavid, who like Draisaitl has 29 goals, is second in the NHL with 79 points after scoring twice Saturday and has seven goals along with eight assists in his last nine contests. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has recorded five goals and seven assists during his eight-game point streak and has 17 of his 37 points this season in the last 11 contests. James Neal, who has scored 12 of his 19 goals on the league's No. 1 power play, missed the last two games with a foot injury and is considered day-to-day.

ABOUT THE COYOTES (26-21-7): Hall has seven goals and 17 points in 19 games with Arizona since being acquired from New Jersey, including one goal and three assists during the losing streak. Conor Garland scored his team-leading 17th goal Saturday, giving him a goal and three assists in his last four contests. Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Saturday missed his first contest of the season because of a lower-body injury.

OVERTIME

1. Draisaitl, who had four assists Saturday, has seven goals and 22 points during his streak.

2. Arizona yields the fourth-fewest goals per game in the league at 2.67.

3. The Oilers are 5-for-16 with the man advantage in the last five games, raising their power-play percentage to 29.5.

PREDICTION: Coyotes 3, Oilers 2