NHL: Oilers pit recent success against heavyweights [Video]

Here come the heavyweights.

The Edmonton Oilers are heavyweights themselves, of course, boasting a National Hockey League roster headlined by superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl that went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final in June.

But the upcoming schedule features four other NHL giants in a row, starting Tuesday (7 p.m) at Rogers Place against the recent two-time Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. That game is followed by a road date Thursday against the Minnesota Wild, the league’s top team, a Saturday afternoon home affair with the rival and top Pacific Division team Vegas Golden Knights (a year removed as Cup champ) and a highly anticipated rematch of June’s final versus the Florida Panthers one week from now.

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Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch told media after practice Monday that these games should give the Oilers a good idea how they …