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

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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

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

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

Gibson
Dostal

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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

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