Edmonton @ Philadelphia preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 14, 2018 ) Philadelphia 1, Edmonton 4

Carter Hart and the Philadelphia Flyers hope the success they both enjoyed in January carries over into February. Fresh off being named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for January, Hart looks to send the red-hot Flyers to their season-best seventh straight win on Saturday afternoon when they host captain Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

"Yeah, McDavid's arguably the best player in the NHL. It would be cool to play against him," the 20-year-old Hart said. "At the end of the day, I've just got to stop pucks -- including him." Hart became the 10th goaltender in league history to record a five-game winning streak prior to his 21st birthday when he made 23 saves in a 3-2 victory over Boston. While the Alberta native posted a 6-2-1 mark with a .931 save percentage in January, the Oilers lost three straight heading into their All-Star break and league-mandate bye. McDavid, who leads his team in goals (29), assists (44) and points (73), collected two goals and an assist in Edmonton's 4-1 win over Philadelphia on Dec. 14 to boost his point total to 10 (four goals, six assists) in seven career matches versus the club.

TV: 1 p.m. ET, NHL Network, Sportsnet, NBCS Philadelphia

ABOUT THE OILERS (23-24-3): Leon Draisaitl notched three assists in the first encounter with Philadelphia and entered the break with back-to-back multi-point performances to keep him on pace for a career-best season. The 23-year-old German's 27 goals and 34 assists are just two and 14 shy of his career-best totals set after playing in all 82 games of the 2016-17 campaign. Fellow forward Alex Chiasson scored in the first meeting with the Flyers as part of a three-game goal-scoring binge, but he answered a productive December with just one tally in January.

ABOUT THE FLYERS (22-23-6): Jakub Voracek set up Philadelphia's lone goal in the first encounter with Edmonton and has nine assists and 10 points total in his last nine games. Travis Konecny has collected five points (two goals, three assists) in his last four contests and used his considerable speed to draw a tripping penalty on Brad Marchand in overtime Thursday, leading to defenseman Travis Sanheim's game-winning tally. James van Riemsdyk has erupted from a lengthy slumber with seven goals and nine points in the last eight matches, highlighted by a hat trick in a 7-4 win against Minnesota on Jan. 14.

OVERTIME

1. Edmonton's Cam Talbot will get the nod on Saturday while fellow G Mikko Koskinen is expected to be in net on Sunday at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

2. Philadelphia's 29th-ranked power play scored twice on Thursday after going 2-for-25 with the man advantage in its previous nine games.

3. Oilers D Oscar Klefbom has participated in practice in back-to-back days and appears poised to return to game action for the first time since sustaining a hand injury in a 6-4 victory over Colorado on Dec. 11.

PREDICTION: Oilers 2, Flyers 1