Anaheim visits Edmonton after Gauthier's hat trick

Anaheim Ducks (7-7-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (11-2-3, in the Pacific Division)

Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks visit the Edmonton Oilers after Cutter Gauthier's hat trick against the Vancouver Canucks in the Ducks' 5-4 win.

Edmonton has an 11-2-3 record overall and a 6-0-1 record in Pacific Division play. The Oilers have gone 8-1-1 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

Anaheim is 7-7-1 overall and 2-2-1 against the Pacific Division. The Ducks have a -3 scoring differential, with 54 total goals scored and 57 allowed.

The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Oilers won 5-2 in the previous meeting. Evan Bouchard led the Oilers with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Connor McDavid has nine goals and 31 assists for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl has nine goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.

Gauthier has 10 goals and five assists for the Ducks. Beckett Sennecke has scored five goals with five assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 6-2-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

Ducks: 3-6-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 5.7 penalties and 16.2 penalty minutes while giving up 4.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Oilers: Alec Regula: out (undisclosed), Devon Levi: out (undisclosed), Atro Leppanen: out (undisclosed), Isaac Howard: out (lower body), Zach Hyman: out (neck), Frederik Andersen: out (knee), Matt Savoie: out (lower-body), Mattias Janmark: out (undisclosed).

Ducks: A.J. Greer: out (upper-body), Troy Terry: out (hip), Ryan Poehling: out (lower-body), Ian Moore: out (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.