Sebastian Aho will try to extend his point streak to nine games when the Carolina Hurricanes play the Edmonton Oilers at PNC Arena on Sunday.

Aho has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) during his eight-game streak and has scored at least one goal in six of the past seven.

Carolina has won three of its past four games and six of nine.

The Oilers will complete a back-to-back after defeating the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Saturday. The game will end a four-day, three-game road trip for Edmonton, which has won three of four and is 11-4-2 in its past 17.

The Hurricanes defeated the Oilers 6-3 on Dec. 10.

Players to watch

Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl has nine points (four goals, five assists) during a four-game point streak and leads the NHL with 92 points (33 goals, 59 assists).

Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has four goals and four assists during a six-game point streak.

They said it

"This road trip is probably one of the toughest road trips of the year, traveling a long way. It's a lot of games in four days. To grind two points out (against the Panthers) going into tomorrow, we should have a good feeling." -- Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson

"They still have one of the best players in the game (Draisaitl). They may have to start relying on some other guys who haven't had the opportunity, and they do have a lot of talent on that team. But to me, right now, it isn't so much about the other teams we're playing, it's about us playing that 60-minute game." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour on playing the Oilers without injured center Connor McDavid

Oilers projected lineup

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto

Sam Gagner -- Gaetan Haas -- Alex Chiasson

Josh Archibald -- Riley Sheahan -- Tyler Benson

Jujhar Khaira -- Colby Cave -- Patrick Russell

Darnell Nurse -- Ethan Bear

Oscar Klefbom -- Adam Larsson

Caleb Jones -- Matt Benning

Mike Smith

Mikko Koskinen

Scratched: William Lagesson, Markus Granlund

Injured: Connor McDavid (quad), Kris Russell (concussion), Joakim Nygard (hand), James Neal (ankle)

Suspended: Zack Kassian

Hurricanes projected lineup

Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen

Brock McGinn -- Jordan Staal -- Warren Foegele

Nino Niederreiter -- Erik Haula -- Martin Necas

Ryan Dzingel -- Lucas Wallmark -- Justin Williams

Jaccob Slavin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk

Jake Gardiner -- Brett Pesce

Haydn Fleury -- Joel Edmundson

James Reimer

Petr Mrazek

Scratched: None

Injured: Dougie Hamilton (fractured leg), Jordan Martinook (upper body)

Status report

Smith is likely to start after Koskinen made 33 saves against Florida. ... Neither team was expected to have a morning skate.

Stat pack

The Oilers are 15-7-2 against Eastern Conference teams. ... Nugent-Hopkins has seven points (one goal, six assists) during a four-game point streak and 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 14 games against Carolina. ... The Hurricanes are 17-6-2 against Western Conference opponents. ... Staal has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in 15 games against the Oilers, and Teravainen has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 11 games against them.