The game will serve as a triumphant return for McDavid in his first taste of action since spending Edmonton’s prior two contests serving a suspension.
On any given night, McDavid projects himself to be an assuredly daunting opponent, acting as a constant scoring threat at any point on the ice. That’s not new information. Now, he’ll have the fresh legs afforded to him by a multi-game layoff to benefit from, making the prospect of trying to contain him all the more daunting.
Outside of their superstar, however, the Oilers are far less imposing.
Edmonton will enter tonight’s contest sitting 26th in the NHL’s overall standings and 27th in goal differential, with an abysmal -32.