Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders (7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNW): Connor McDavid begins the week on a 12-game point streak (seven goals, 21 assists), which includes nine multipoint games. He’s tied for fifth in the NHL in scoring (41 points; 11 goals, 30 assists) after he was 91st (13 points; four goals, nine assists) when the streak began Nov. 20. McDavid has an 11-game assist streak, one shy of the Oilers record (Wayne Gretzky, five times; Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri).
The Islanders are 6-1-2 in their past nine games and 9-2-3 since losing seven in a row (0-4-3) from Nov. 4-16. Mathew Barzal has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his past 13 games and is averaging 1.10 points per game this season. He is one of three Islanders (Noah Dobson, 1.07; Bo Horvat, 1.03) at a point-per-game pace. Dobson has eight assists in his past four games.
The Islanders are 6-1-2 in their past nine games and 9-2-3 since losing seven in a row (0-4-3) from Nov. 4-16. Mathew Barzal has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his past 13 games and is averaging 1.10 points per game this season. He is one of three Islanders (Noah Dobson, 1.07; Bo Horvat, 1.03) at a point-per-game pace. Dobson has eight assists in his past four games.