Edmonton Oilers Confirm Starting Goalie, but Big Injury Questions Still Loom

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Edmonton Oilers tomorrow after Victor Olofsson's two-goal game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Avalanche's 3-2 win last night.

Edmonton has a 6-5-4 record overall and a solid 4-0-2 record on its home ice. The Oilers have gone 2-3-1 in games where they have more penalties than their opponent, so limiting those will be key.

Colorado is 8-1-5 overall and 4-1-3 in road games, and they rank sixth in NHL play with 50 total goals, averaging 3.6 per game, which could spell trouble for Stuart Skinner, who was named the starter for tomorrow's contest by Kris Knoblauch.

Mattias Janmark is likely a game-time decision for tomorrow, but NHL insider Jason Gregor has a feeling he may not play. Zach Hyman won't play and is 50/50 for Monday's game, but likely won't be back until the road trip.

Darnell Nurse appears to be paired on the back end with Alec Regula. Knoblauch liked them together earlier, before Regula got hurt. Saturday's game is the first time these teams have matched up this season.

Connor McDavid has four goals and 17 assists for the Oilers so far this season. Leon Draisaitl has seven goals and six assists over the last 10 games, so both players have been doing their part to try and get the team back on track.

They will have to contain Nathan MacKinnon, who has 10 goals and 10 assists for the Avalanche. Martin Necas has also scored six goals with four assists over the last 10 games, so they are coming into Edmonton red hot.