NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 1/30/2025

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 1/30/2025

Detroit Red Wings (24-21-5, 53 Points) at Edmonton Oilers (32-15-3, 67 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Thursday, January 30
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSNDET/SCRI
Radio: 
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Detroit: +1.5 ML +200
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -245
O/U 5.5

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings come into this one on a three-game winning streak as they most recently beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Monday. They are now embarking on a four-game road trip. This month they are 9-3-1, averaging 3.46 goals per game and allowing 2.77 goals per game. Cam Talbot is 8-1-0 with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage in January.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers like the Red Wings picked up their third straight win on Monday night with a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. They are 10-3-0 this month while averaging 3.46 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.31 goals per game. Calvin Pickard has not lost since December 29th, he is 5-0-0 with a 2.37 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Kasper-Larkin-Raymond  
DeBrincat-Copp-Tarasenko
Soderblom-Rasmussen-Fischer
Motte-Veleno-Berggren

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Johansson
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Klingberg
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner
Pickard

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Players To Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

Andrew Copp this season has 19 points on nine goals and ten assists. He’s faced the Oilers 29 times in his career recording 15 points on five goals and ten assists; in the previous meeting this season he had a goal and an assist.

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl this season has 75 points on 35 goals and 40 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 16 times in his career recording 15 points on six goals and nine assists; in the previous meeting, he had two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

D Jeff Petry – IR
F Patrick Kane – IR
F J.T. Compher – DTD

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out
D Alec Regula – IR
F Kasperi Kapanen – DTD

Next game:

Detroit – February 1 at Calgary Flames
Edmonton – February 1 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

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