NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 1/3/2025

Anaheim Ducks (16-17-4, 36 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (22-12-3, 47 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Friday, January 3
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KCOP-13/Victory
Radio: 
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Anaheim +1.5 ML +350
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -455
O/U 6.5

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Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks picked up their third straight win last night with a 4-3 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets behind Troy Terry who is on a four-game point streak and in that stretch he has six points on four goals and two assists.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers snapped a two-game skid on Tuesday with a 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club, the Oilers finished December going 9-3-1 and currently hold the third spot in the Pacific Division as they play their first game of 2025.

Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Killorn-Carlsson-Leason
Gauthier-McTavish-Fabbri
Johnston-Lundestrom-Harkins

Lacombe-Gudas
Zellweger-Trouba
Dumoulin-Helleson

Dostal
Gibson

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

Nugent-Hopkins-McDavid-Brown
Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Arvidsson
Hyman-Janmark-Kapanen
Skinner-Henrique-Perry

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner
Pickard

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Players To Watch:

Anaheim Ducks

Robby Fabbri this season has ten points on six goals and four assists. He’s faced the Oilers nine times in his career recording six points on three goals and three assists; in the matchup last Sunday he had a goal and an assist.

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl this season has 56 points on 27 goals and 29 assists. He’s faced the Ducks 34 times in his career recording 48 points on 26 goals and 22 assists; in the matchup last Sunday he had two goals.

Injury Report:

Anaheim Ducks

F Trevor Zegras – IR

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out

Next game:

Anaheim – January 5 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Edmonton – January 4 at Seattle Kraken

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