Mammoth Visit Oilers in Edmonton

The Edmonton Oilers will host the Utah Mammoth Tuesday at Rogers Place; Stuart Skinner is projected to start while Noah Philp is expected to replace Curtis Lazar on the fourth line and Darnell Nurse is paired with Evan Bouchard as the top defensive pairing. Utah arrives red-hot, riding a six-to-seven-game winning streak following dominant wins in Minnesota and a 3-2 victory over Winnipeg on Dylan Guenther’s late goal. The Mammoth have been paced by Logan Cooley, Nick Schmaltz and JJ Peterka and have received strong goaltending from Karel Vejmelka and Vitek Vanecek. Analysts warn Utah’s surge has been aided by an unusually soft early schedule and an unsustainably high finishing rate, while underlying metrics show the Oilers have matched Utah in expected-goals share. Edmonton’s elite scorers Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard have underperformed on conversion but could help the Oilers “right the ship” at home.