NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins with Line Combinations 1/7/2025

Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid
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Edmonton Oilers (24-12-3, 51 Pts) at Boston Bruins (20-17-5, 45 Pts)
Venue: TD Garden
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, January 7
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, NESN
Radio:
Edmonton – 630 CHED AM
Boston – 98.5 The Sports Hub

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Edmonton -1.5 ML -120
Boston +1.5 ML +110
O/U 6.5

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:

The Oilers have won three games in a row after a 4-2 win in Seattle on Saturday. Edmonton is 10-5-2 in road games this season. The Oilers are tied for 12th in the NHL in power play efficiency with a 23.5 percent success rate.

Boston Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins are 1-4-1 in their last six games after a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday. Boston is 12-6-3 at home this season. The Bruins lost at Edmonton earlier in the season 3-2 in overtime.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stecher
Kulak-Emberson

S. Skinner
Pickard

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Boston Bruins Projected Lines

Geekie-Zacha-Pastrnak
Marchand-E. Lindholm-Geekie
Wahlstrom-Frederic-Brazeau
Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke

Wotherspoon-McAvoy
Zadorov-Carlo
Lohrei-Peeke

Swayman
Korpisalo

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Edmonton Oilers Players to Watch:

Leon Draisaitl has 29 goals and 30 assists for the Oilers. Zach Hyman has six goals and four assists over the last ten games.

Boston Bruins Players to Watch:

Pavel Zacha has nine goals and 12 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has six goals and four assists over the past ten games, with two goals coming on Sunday.

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

LW Evander Kane – LTIR – Out indefinitely

Boston Bruins

D Hampus Lindholm – Out six weeks

Next Game

Edmonton Oilers – January 9 at Pittsburgh Penguins
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