Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily overview of the games on the NHL schedule. Three games are scheduled for Wednesday, including one 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), tied for sixth in the NHL, including 11 points (three goals, eight assists) during a six-game stretch. This season he was taken off the scoresheet once. Vegas is 5-1-1 in their past seven games. Connor McDavid returns for the Oilers (6-6-1) after missing three games due to an ankle injury. Leon Draisaitl had six points (three goals, three assists) in the first two games without McDavid, and Edmonton defeated the Nashville Predators and the Calgary Flames by a combined score of 9-3. When Draisaitl was held off 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 scored seven goals in 11 games for the Capitals (8-3-0), including five during a four-goal 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. (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 assisted on the third-period tying goal and scored in Detroit’s 3-2 overtime win in February. 25. The 35-year-old has eight points (two goals, six assists) this season for the 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 is playing 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, has in his first 82.