The Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers are both coming off a solid outing that helped them snap a skid, and each will look to keep it going when the two squads square off in Edmonton on Thursday.

Trailing 2-0 after the first period against the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, the Oilers took control in the second. They scored twice in three minutes early in the frame to tie it before Utah regained the lead midway through. But then three goals in five minutes late in the period gave Edmonton a lead it would never relinquish in a 6-3 victory.

"You don't want to put yourselves in these situations too often," forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said. "This league is so good. Every team can make you pay for that. But the way we responded is obviously a great sign, and it's something we've excelled at over

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