The Edmonton Oilers will try to make it back-to-back wins when they open a three-game road trip against the Utah Hockey Club on Friday in Salt Lake City.
The Oilers, who are 2-2-1 over their last five, have not played since a 6-2 win over the New York Rangers last Saturday.
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Connor Brown, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Janmark all recorded multi-point performances in the win over the Rangers.
Draisaitl, who has goals in three straight games, has a team-leading 16 tallies and 30 points through 22 games this season. McDavid has 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) in his last eight games.
“Our group played well in all aspects of the game,” said McDavid, who had two goals and an assist against the Rangers. “I thought the penalty kill was great, and they pitched in …