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Flyers take on the Oilers following Barkey's 2-goal showing

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Edmonton Oilers (15-3-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (6-10-6, in the Metropolitan Division)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Oilers -155, Flyers +127; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers host the Edmonton Oilers after Denver Barkey's two-goal game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Flyers' 4-3 win.

Philadelphia has a 3-4-3 record in home games and a 6-10-6 record overall. The Flyers are 2-6-2 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.

Edmonton is 7-0-1 in road games and 15-3-3 overall. The Oilers have an 8-1-2 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.

The teams meet Sunday for the second time this season. The Oilers won 3-2 in overtime in the last meeting. Zach Hyman led the Oilers with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Dvorak has three goals and eight assists for the Flyers. Matvei Michkov has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Leon Draisaitl has 18 goals and 20 assists for the Oilers. Evan Bouchard has five goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 3-4-3, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

Oilers: 7-1-2, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.7 penalties and 13 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Flyers: Nikita Grebenkin: out (upper-body), Noel Acciari: day to day (upper body).

Oilers: Alec Regula: out (undisclosed), Isaac Howard: out (knee), Frederik Andersen: out (knee), Matt Savoie: out (lower-body), Mattias Janmark: out (undisclosed).

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

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