McDavid on the verge of history as the Oilers aim to close gap in division race as they host the surging Coyotes
Despite being eliminated from playoff contention, the Arizona Coyotes have three wins over playoff-bound teams in their last seven games and tonight look to spoil the Edmonton Oilers chances of catching Vancouver for the Pacific Division title when they face off inside Rogers Place. The Oilers trail the Canucks by four points with five games remaining with two of their final five games coming against Arizona. Edmonton won the first meeting this season against Arizona 6-3 back in mid-February scoring four third-period goals to snag the come-from-behind road win. The season series wraps in Arizona on Wednesday.
How to Watch Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers:
Game Date: April 12, 2024
Game Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: Arizona Coyotes
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Reigning NHL MVP Connor McDavid leads the league with 99 assists and is one assist shy of becoming just the fourth player ever to tally 100 assists in a season. Both McDavid and Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov are within striking distance of joining Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky as the only players to eclipse the 100-assist mark in a season as Kucherov has 98 assists.
Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes in goals and assists this season and is the only Arizona skater to score a goal and an assist against the Oilers this season.
Edmonton ranks fourth in the NHL on the power play converting on 26.7% of opportunities with the man advantage and has scored at least one power play goal in nine of their last 12 games.
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