EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
7-6-0 – 14 PTS RECORD 7-4-1 – 15 PTS
Div. – 4th
Conference – 6th RANK Div. – 4th Conference – 7th
2nd –31.3% (15/48) POWER PLAY 11th – 24.5% (12/49)
30th – 67.9% (38/56) PENALTY KILL 11th – 81.4% (35/43)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. TAMPA BAY GP RECORD HOME (20) AWAY (22) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. TAMPA BAY 42 21-18-2-1 14-6-0-0 7-12-2-1 121 122
OILERS vs. TAMPA BAY – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0
QUICK FACTS
Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of two games against Tampa Bay this season and the lone game in Tampa.
The last time these teams met was on March 12th in Edmonton where the Oilers defeated the Lightning 4-1.
Evander Kane leads the team lead with 15 career points against Tampa and has also appeared in a team leading 34 career games against the Lightning.
500 AND COUNTING
Following his 500th career game on Nov. 7 at WSH, Connor McDavid finished ranked 6th all-time in NHL scoring (724 PTS) in your first 500 games.
McDavid became the 9th player in Oilers franchise history to score a goal in his 500th NHL game, joining the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Leon Draisaitl.
POINT STREAKS
Leon Draisaitl is on eight game point streak accumulating 17 points (6G, 11A) Connor McDavid is on a seven game point streak recording 17 points (8G, 9A)
HOT STARTS
Oilers teammates Leon Draisaitl (1-4—5), Connor McDavid (2-2—4) and Evander Kane (3-0—3) combined for six goals and 12 points as Edmonton erupted for a season-high seven tallies to extend its winning streak to five games. Draisaitl (5-16—21 in 10 GP) recorded the fifth five-point game of his NHL career and ranks second in League scoring this season behind McDavid (11-11—22 in 10 GP). McDavid also became the first NHL player to reach the 10-goal mark in 2022-23.
HATS OFF
Evander Kane recorded his first hat trick of the season and 5th regular season hat trick of his career on Nov. 1 vs. NSH. That marks the third Oilers hat trick in the first 10 games of the season, with Connor McDavid posting two hat tricks as well. Kane also posted two hat tricks with the Oilers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
200 CLUB
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal with the Oilers on Oct. 26 at STL which stood as the game winning goal. Nugent-Hopkins becomes just the ninth player in Oilers history to record 200 goals with the Oilers and has achieved the mark in 726 games all with the Oilers.
SHOOTING GALLERY
The Oilers posted a franchise high 26 shots on goal in one period on October 24th vs. PIT. The previous record of 24 shots was done three times and most recently against Calgary on Feb. 1/20. Evander Kane also posted a team high nine shots against the Penguins and tied an Oilers record for most shots in a period by a player, recording eight shots in the second period. Taylor Hall co-holds the record, posting eight shots previously on Feb. 19/11 vs. ATL). Kane holds the league record of 10 shots in a period by a player, which he recorded on Nov. 1/18 against Columbus as a member of the San Jose Sharks.
ART ROSS MCDAVID
The 2021-22 campaign saw McDavid (44-79–123 in 80 GP) lead the League in points for the second straight season, giving him the opportunity to become the first player to win three consecutive Art Ross trophies since Jaromir Jagr (1997-98 – 2000-01). A 100-point campaign in 2022-23 would mark McDavid’s sixth, tying him with Sidney Crosby for the most among active players and trailing only Wayne Gretzky (15x), Mario Lemieux (10x), Marcel Dionne (8x), Peter Stastny (7x) and Mike Bossy (7x) atop the all-time list.
McDAVID HITS 700-POINT MARK WITH SEASON-OPENING HAT TRICK
With Edmonton trailing 3-0 midway through the second period, Oilers captain Connor McDavid factored on four of his club’s five consecutive goals, capping off the night with the NHL’s first hat trick of the 2022-23 season. McDavid (3-1—4) boosted his career totals to 242-459—701 (488 GP) and became the fastest active player to reach the 700-point milestone.
- The three-goal performance marked the second season-opening hat trick of McDavid’s career (also Oct. 4, 2017) as he became the third player in NHL history to record multiple hat tricks in season openers alongside Brendan Shanahan (2) and Cam Neely (2).
- The Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to win a season-opening game for the first time in franchise history. Edmonton became just the ninth club in NHL history to do so and the first since Anaheim on Oct. 5, 2017. Coincidentally, the Ducks overcame a 3-1 deficit Wednesday night to record their second-ever multi-goal comeback win in a season opener.
LAST TEN GAMES vs. TAMPA BAY
Record: 3-7-0
GF: 28 GA: 37
2021-22 3/12/22 @ EDM 4-1 W
2021-22 2/23/22 @ TBL 5-3 L
2019-20 2/13/20 @ TBL 3-1 L
2018-19 12/22/18 @ EDM 3-6 L
2018-19 11/6/18 @ TB 2-5 L
2017-18 3/18/18 @ TB 1-2 L
2017-18 2/5/18 @ EDM 6-2 W
2016-17 2/21/17 @ TB 1-4 L
2016-17 12/17/16 @ EDM 3-2 W (SO)
2015-16 1/19/16 @ TB 4-6 L
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 17 D Markus Niemelainen recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
F Brad Malone loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
OILERS IN NOVEMBER
Overall – 536 GP, 234-227-52-23, 0.507
2022-23 – 4 GP, 1-3-0, .250
2021-22 – 13 GP, 9-4-0-0, .692
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 5 vs. Buffalo 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a point for a fifth-straight game with a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres at AMALIE Arena on Saturday night…The five-game point streak is the longest of Tampa Bay’s season…The Bolts defeated the Sabres for the seventh-straight time at AMALIE Arena and extended their home point streak against Buffalo to 10 games (9-0-1), tied for their longest active run against a franchise (also: 8-0-2 vs. MTL)…The Lightning improved to 3-0-0 against Atlantic Division rivals this season…Nick Paul opened the scoring at the 7:07 mark of the first period with a quick one-timer that got through the five-hole of Eric Comrie…Zemgus Girgensons tied the game at one with 3:36 remaining in the opening period…Brayden Point gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal at the 5:05 mark of the second period, tapping a back door pass into an open net for his sixth goal of the season…Casey Mittelstadt scored a power-play goal 3:29 later to tie the game at two…Jeff Skinner scored the first goal of the third period and put Buffalo up 3-2 with 15:35 remaining in regulation…Brandon Hagel responded at the 7:40 mark of the third period when he collected his own rebound and ripped home his fourth goal of the year…Nick Perbix fired a quick one-timer past Comrie with 4:55 left in regulation to give the Lightning a 4-3 lead with his first career NHL goal…Nikita Kucherov put a bow on the win with an empty-net goal at the 19:02 mark of the final frame…Brian Elliott made 21 saves on 24 shots against for his third-straight win this season…Victor Hedman returned to the lineup and logged 22:23 time on ice after missing the previous two games with an upper-body injury.
PP: TBL – 1-2 BUF – 1-3
SOG: TBL – 30 BUF – 24
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Oilers are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts have won nine consecutive home games vs. EDM, the team’s longest active home winning streak against a single opponent…Tampa Bay’s last home loss vs. EDM came on 12/9/09, a 3-2 regulation loss…The Lightning are 9-2-1 vs. EDM in the last 12 contests…The Bolts are 19-18-3 with two ties all-time against EDM, including a home record of 13-6-1 with two ties…Tuesday’s game features the NHL’s top three point-getters this season in Connor McDavid (13-14—27), Leon Draisaitl (8-17—25) and Nikita Kucherov (6-14—20)…Pat Maroon (1-2—3) and Corey Perry (1-2—3) were tied for the team lead in points in two games vs. EDM last season…Six different Tampa Bay skaters scored one goal vs. EDM last year…Kucherov (10-11—21) holds the Lightning franchise record for all-time points against the Oilers, while his 10 goals are tied with Steven Stamkos (10-6—16) for the franchise lead in goals vs. EDM.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. EDM
- Nikita Kucherov – 21 pts. (10-11—21, 12 GP)
- Steven Stamkos – 16 pts. (10-6—16, 15 GP)
- Tyler Johnson – 14 pts. (4-10—14, 13 GP)
- Martin St. Louis – 12 pts. (2-10—12, 12 GP)
- Brian Bradley – 11 pts. (5-6—11, 9 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the final game of a four-game homestand after seven of the first nine contests this season were played on the road…The Lightning will play six of the next eight games at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 3-1-1 on home ice this season and have collected points in four straight games at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning posted a 5-4-0 record in the month of October…Since the start of the 2018-19 season, Tampa Bay owns the best regular season home points percentage (105-33-11, .742) in the NHL…The Lightning recorded 60 points (27-8-6) on home ice last season, tied for the third-most in a single season in franchise history.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 27
Current Injuries:
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder surgery; Out) 12 Games
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 12 Games
TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 21 – Assigned F Gabriel Fortier to AHL Syracuse
Oct. 17 – Recalled D Nick Perbix from AHL Syracuse
KLUTCHEROV
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored a goal for the sixth-straight game and added three assists Nov. 5 vs. BUF to extend his goal and point streaks to six and 10 games, respectively (6-13—19)…Kucherov’s six-game goal streak is the longest goal streak in the NHL this season…Kucherov has recorded six career 10-game point streaks, trailing only Sidney Crosby (10x), Patrick Kane (7x) and Connor McDavid (7x) among active players…Kucherov recorded the 20th four-point game of his NHL career Nov. 5 vs. BUF and passed Steven Stamkos (19) for the most four-point games in TBL franchise history…Kucherov is the only TBL skater to record a 10-game point streak this season…The 10-game point streak is the second-longest in the NHL this season (Bratt, NJD, 11 games)…Kucherov’s 20 points and 14 assists lead all Lightning skaters this season…Kucherov’s 20 points through the first 12 games are the most he’s had through the first 12 games of a season in his career…Kucherov is tied for the third-most assists and points in the NHL…Kucherov has registered a point in 11 of Tampa Bay’s 12 games this season…Kucherov’s eight points (3-5—8) in the month of November are tied for the most in the NHL…Kucherov is averaging 1.75 points per game in 12 career games vs. EDM, his highest points per game average against any NHL team…Kucherov has recorded at least one point in all six career home games vs. EDM (7-7—14), including five straight games with a goal and multiple points…Going back to the end of the 2021-22 season, Kucherov has recorded at least one point in 27 of his last 30 regular season contests and has picked up 55 points (20-35—55) during that span…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, only McDavid (1.49 P/GP) has recorded a higher point-per-game average than Kucherov’s 1.34.
NHL P/GP LEADERS SINCE 2016-17
- Connor McDavid – 1.49 P/GP (236-440-676, 455 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 1.34 P/GP (184-303—487, 363 GP)
- Leon Draisaitl – 1.26 P/GP (241-340—581, 462 GP)
- Brad Marchand – 1.21 P/GP (202-311—513, 425 GP)
HEATING UP WITH HAGES
Bolts forward Brandon Hagel scored a goal and added two assists Nov. 5 vs. BUF for his third career three-point game and first since joining the Bolts last season…Hagel has recorded four points (1-3—4) over his last two contests…Hagel has recorded points (4-6—10) in six of his last seven games…Hagel is tied for the fourth-most goals (4) and points (10) among all TBL skaters this season, while his six assists are tied for fifth.
UNCLE PAULIE
Tampa Bay forward Nick Paul scored a goal Nov. 5 vs. BUF and extended his point streak to a career-long five games (3-3—6)…Nikita Kucherov (10 games, 6-13—19) is the only TBL player with a longer point streak this season…Paul has recorded points (4-4—8) in six of his last seven games…Paul’s eight points are the most he’s recorded through the first 12 games of a season in his career…Paul ranks tied for fourth on the Bolts in goals and seventh in points…Paul leads all TBL forwards in shorthanded time on ice (34:46) and faceoff percentage (52.4%).
TBL FACEOFF WIN PERCENTAGE LEADERS (MIN. 50 FACEOFFS)
- Nick Paul – 52.4% (78-of-149)
- Steven Stamkos – 49.7% (78-of-157)
- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – 49.1% (56-of-114)
- Brayden Point – 41.8% (64-of-153)
PERBIX: WHERE SCORING IS A PLEASURE
Bolts defenseman Nick Perbix scored his first career NHL goal, which was also the game-winning goal, Nov. 5 vs. BUF…Perbix became the 15th player in TBL franchise history whose first career goal was also a game-winning goal…Perbix recorded his first career NHL point with an assist Oct. 26 at ANA…Since recording his first career point, Perbix ranks seventh among rookie NHL defensemen in total time on ice (83:38, five games).
GAME POINT
Lightning forward Brayden Point recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season (1-1—2) Nov. 5 vs. BUF and extended his point streak to four games (2-5—7)…Point has recorded a multi-point game in three of his last four outings…Point’s six goals and 13 points this season (6-7—13) are both tied for the second-most among TBL skaters…Point’s seven assists rank fourth among TBL skaters and his two power-play goals rank second…Point’s 21:26 average time on ice this season ranks second among Tampa Bay forwards, trailing only Kucherov (22:25)…Since his 2016-17 rookie season, no Lightning player has scored more game-winning goals than Point’s 36.
TBL GAME-WINNING GOAL LEADERS SINCE 2016-17
- Brayden Point – 36 GWG (429 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 31 GWG (363 GP)
- Steven Stamkos – 26 GWG (365 GP)
- Victor Hedman – 21 GWG (438 GP)
HED RUSH
Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman returned to the Tampa Bay lineup after missing two games with an upper body injury and recorded his eighth assist of the season Nov. 5 vs. BUF…Hedman has recorded points in three consecutive games played (1-3—4)…Hedman has recorded at least one point in 10 of 12 games played this season…Hedman’s nine points this season (1-8—9) are the sixth-most among TBL skaters and second-most among TBL defensemen, trailing only Mikhail Sergachev (2-8—10)…Hedman’s eight assists are tied with Sergachev for the second-most among TBL skaters…Hedman leads the Bolts in average time on ice per game (24:34).
TBL AVERAGE TIME ON ICE LEADERS
- Victor Hedman – 24:34 TOI/GP
- Mikhail Sergachev – 23:42 TOI/GP
- Nikita Kucherov – 22:25 TOI/GP
- Brayden Point – 21:26 TOI/GP
- Steven Stamkos – 20:44 TOI/GP
STAMMER TIME
Bolts captain Steven Stamkos picked up an assist for the third-straight game Nov. 5 vs. BUF…Stamkos has recorded four points (0-4—4) on his three game point/assist streak…Stamkos (7-6—13) leads the Lightning in goals (7) and power-play goals (5)…Stamkos is tied for the second-most power-play goals in the NHL…Stamkos’s 13 points are tied with Brayden Point (6-7—13) for the second-most among TBL skaters…Stamkos opened the season on a five-game goal streak (7-2—9), the second-longest goal streak to open a season in Lightning franchise history, trailing only Nikita Kucherov’s seven-game goal streak (8-4—12) to open the 2017-18 season…Stamkos’s eight power-play points are tied with Kucherov for the team lead…Stamkos has recorded points in six straight home games vs. EDM (5-6—11)
NOTEWORTHY
AMALIE Arena has sold out 292 consecutive games (reg. season and playoffs), the NHL’s longest active sellout streak beginning 3/26/15 (2020-21 season excluded due to social distancing protocols).
