NHL Game Preview: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 3/8/2025

Dallas Stars (41-19-2, 84 Pts) at Edmonton Oilers (36-22-4, 76 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Saturday, March 8
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/Victory+/CBC
Radio: 
Dallas – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Dallas: +1.5 ML -103
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -120
O/U 6.5

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Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars picked up their fourth straight win with a 3-2 overtime win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. They’ve now won seven of their last eight averaging 4.88 goals per game and allowing an average of three goals per game. Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston, and Jason Robertson are all on-point streaks. Hintz and Robertson are on six-game point streaks, Hintz has 16 points in this stretch on three goals and 13 assists, and Robertson has 13 points on seven goals and six assists. Johnston is on an eight-game point streak with 14 points in this stretch on eight goals and six assists.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers got back in the win column with a 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens. They are 2-5-0 since the Four Nations break. In that stretch, they are averaging 2.57 goals per game while allowing an average of 4.43 goals per game. Leon Draisaitl is on a 13-game point streak, recording 20 points on 11 goals and nine assists. Max Jones, whom the Oilers acquired from the Boston Bruins, recorded an assist in his debut.

Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Rantanen
Marchment-Duchene-Granlund
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Back-Steel-Bourque

Harley-Lyubushkin
Lindell-Ceci
Bichsel-Dumba

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Nurse-Stetcher
Walman-Bouchard
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner
Pickard

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Players To Watch:

Dallas Stars

Roope Hintz this season has 52 points on 25 goals and 27 assists. He’s faced the Oilers 15 times in his career recording 17 points on seven goals and ten assists; in the meeting earlier this season he scored a goal and added two assists.  

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl this season has 94 points on 46 goals and 48 assists. He’s faced the Stars 25 times in his career recording 25 points on seven goals and 18 assists; he scored a goal in the matchup earlier this season.  

Injury Report:

Dallas Stars

D Miro Heiskanen – IR
C Tyler Seguin – IR
D Nils Lundkvist – IR

Edmonton Oilers

D Alec Regula – IR
C Trent Frederic – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – DTD
LW Evander Kane – IR
D John Klingberg – DTD

Next game:

Dallas – March 14 at Winnipeg Jets
Edmonton – March 10 at Buffalo Sabres   

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