NHL On Tap: The Oilers look to bounce back against the Golden Knights

Welcome to NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are three games scheduled for Wednesday, including one that will be nationally televised in the United States and one in Canada:

Games of the day

Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers (8:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, SCRIPPS)

Mark Stone has 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) for the Golden Knights (8-3-1), who are sixth in the NHL, including 11 points (three goals, eight assists) during a six-game point streak . He was left off the scoresheet once this season. Vegas is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Connor McDavid will return for the Oilers (6-6-1) after missing three games with an ankle injury. Leon Draisaitl scored six points (three goals, three assists) in the first two games without McDavid and Edmonton defeated the Nashville Predators and Calgary Flames by a combined score of 9-3. When Draisaitl wasn't on the scoresheet against the New Jersey Devils on Monday, the Oilers lost 3-0.

Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MNMT, TVAS)

Alex Ovechkin has seven goals in 11 games for the Capitals (8-3-0), including five during a four-game scoring streak. He has 860 in his NHL career. At this rate, the 39-year-old will score 52 goals this season and break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 goals with the Los Angeles Kings on March 13. The Predators (4-7-1) have lost three of their last four goals (1-2-1).

Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, TVAS-D)

Patrick Kane returns to Chicago for the second time since the Blackhawks traded him to the New York Rangers on February 28, 2023. The first time, he set up the game-winning goal in the third period and scored a goal in Detroit's 3-2 overtime win in February 25. The 35-year-old has eight points (two goals, six assists) for the team this season Red Wings (5-5-1). Connor Bedard has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 13 games for the Blackhawks (5-7-1). The 19-year-old will play his 82nd NHL game, the length of a regular season. The No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft has four more goals (25) and one more point (73) than Kane, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, in his first 82.