NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 12/29/2024

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 12/29/2024

Edmonton Oilers (21-11-2, 44 Pts) at Anaheim Ducks (13-17-4, 30 Pts)

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Sunday, December 29
Time: 4:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SN/KCOP-13
Radio:
Edmonton – 880 CHED
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Edmonton: -1.5 ML -285
Anaheim: +1.5 ML +230
O/U 6.5

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:

Edmonton saw their three game losing streak snap but kept a four game point streak alive. Edmonton is 8-1-1 in their last ten entering tonight.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

Anaheim dropped their second straight and are now 3-6-1 in their last ten. Anaheim ranks in the bottom of he leagues in every category

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

Nugent-Hopkins-McDavid-Hyman
Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Kapanen
Arvidsson-Henrique-Perry
Skinner-Janmark-Brown
Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Kulak-Emberson

Pickard
Skinner

Get Your Edmonton Hockey Merchandise Here: Edmonton Hockey

Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
McGinn-Carlsson- Killorn
Gauthier-McTavish-Fabbri
Harkins-Lundestrom-Harkins
Lacombe-Gudas
Zellweger-Dumoulin
Mintyukov-Trouba

Gibson
Dostal

Buy Anaheim Hockey Merchandise Below!
Anaheim Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Zach Hyman this season has 19 points on 13 goals and six assists. He’s faced the Ducks 20 times in his career recording 21 points on ten goals and 11 assists; last season against the Ducks he had seven points in four games on five goals and two assists.

Anaheim Ducks

Ryan Strome this season has 16 points on five goals and 11 assists. Strome has faced the Oilers 20 times in his career recording 13 points on five goals and eight assists; last season he had three points in four games against the Ducks on two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out

Anaheim Ducks

LW Trevor Zegras – IR – Week to week

Next game:

Edmonton – December 31 vs. Utah Hockey Club
Anaheim – December 31 vs. New Jersey Devils

ITR 40: Headed For A Repeat? Inside The Rink

Join Chris and Conrad as they get you up-to-date on the Stanley Cup Playoffs!
  1. ITR 40: Headed For A Repeat?
  2. ITR 39: Conference Finals
  3. ITR 38: Quenneville is a Duck
  4. ITR 37: Round Two
  5. ITR 36: Coaching Carousel

Discover more from Inside The Rink

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Leave a Reply

Stuart Skinner

Opinion: Oilers’ Stuart Skinner Showing Some Steadiness Between the Pipes

When it comes to Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner, one never knows what they are going to get. On one hand, one might see a version of Skinner, 26, who stands tall, comes up with big saves, does not get out of position, and does not allow soft goals. When this version of Skinner is […]

Read More

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Carolina Hurricanes Game 5 | 05/28/2025

“Big players make big plays at the biggest moments when you need them too.” That’s what Sam Reinhart had to say about his captain, Sasha Barkov, in his post-game interview. The Cats rallied from a disappointing first period to score three unanswered goals in the second. The eventual game winner scored by Verhaeghe developed from […]

Read More
Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 3, Game 5

Happy belated 9th Birthday, Ben Stelter. Tuesday night’s win was for you. We’re just one win away from a second straight Finals appearance. We always wish Ben were still with us and imagine how joyful he’d be to watch the Edmonton Oilers in these Playoff runs the last couple of years. A really nice gesture […]

Read More