Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights

OILERS (9-9-1) vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS (8-11-1)

TV: 6:00 p.m. MST; Televised on Sportsnet

Head-to-Head:

Tonight's game is the first of four meetings between the two Pacific Division teams this season. They meet again on December 1 in Edmonton before finishing the season series on March 17 and April 1 in at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The Oilers won three of four meetings during the 2017-18 NHL season against the reigning Western Conference champions.

Oilers team scope:

The Oilers are in the midst of back-to-back games, losing the first of two by a score of 4-2 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. They're 1-4-0 in their last five games and return home where they're 4-3-1 this season.

Newly-acquired forward Ryan Spooner had 10:35 in ice time against the Flames in his first game as an Oiler after being acquired in a trade from the New York Rangers on Friday for Ryan Strome.

Goaltender Cam Talbot, who's 0-4-0 in his last four starts with a .857 save percentage and a 4.21 goals-against average, gets the start in goal for the Oilers. The netminder is 2-3-1 at home with a .889 save percentage this campaign.

Knights team scope:

The Golden Knights last played on Friday - a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues. They'll await the Oilers in Edmonton after having already arrived in the city in advance of Sunday's contest.

Golden Knights are 3-8-0 on the road and average 2.45 goals per game this season, third worst in the NHL. They're 1-10-0 when trailing after two periods, and have allowed the second-most goals (28) in the second frame.

Jonathan Marchessault, who leads the Golden Knights in points with 15 (8G, 7A) has 5 points in his last 12 games after recording 10 points in his first 8 games. Marc-Andre Fleury is tied with Keith Kinkaid (NJ) with 3 shutouts this season, needing one more to have sole possession of 24th in all-time shutouts.

By the Numbers:

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combined for their 90th goal since the start of the 2016-17 season in the loss to Calgary, which is second most in the NHL during that span.

The Oilers captain made it 10 goals and 17 assists in 19 games this season in the loss after recording an assist. Alex Chiasson has seven goals and an assist after scoring a shorthanded marker.

Injury Report:

OILERS - Andrej Sekera (knee) is out; Tobias Rieder (upper body) is out a month; Kyle Brodziak (illness) is day-to-day

KNIGHTS - David Clarkson (back), Paul Stastny (lower body) and Erik Haula (undisclosed) are on IR