NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 1/11/2025

Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks

Venue: United Center
Date: Today – Saturday, January 11
Time: 6:00 pm CST
TV: ESPN+ / CHSN
Radio:
Edmonton – CHED 880 AM
Chicago – 720 WGN

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

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes

Edmonton is in a heated battle with the Los Angeles Kings in the Pacific Division standings. They have won four of their last five games, and things are going well for the Oilers. The Oilers recently got the news that Evander Kane’s injury would likely keep him out for the entire regular season, giving Edmonton plenty of options for additions at the trade deadline.

Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes

Chicago is in the second night of a back-to-back after losing 5-3 to the Red Wings last night. While going 2-3 in their last five games and being last in the Central Division, things are as expected for the Hawks this season. As this team starts to look toward the future, they’ve got plenty of questions and not enough answers…yet. The Trade Deadline will be another interesting time for the Blackhawks this year.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Brown
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner
Pickard

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Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines

Bertuzzi-Bedard-Mikheyev
Hall-Dickinson-Foligno
Dach-Nazar-Teravainen
Maroon-Donato-Smith

Kasier-Jones
Vlasic-Crevier
Allan-Brodie

Soderblom
Mrazek

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid has 14 points in his last 10 games and leads the Oilers in assists. Leon Draisaitl leads the team in goals and points, with eight goals in the last 10 games.

Chicago Blackhawks

Arvid Soderblom has had an ‘okay’ year for the Blackhawks, being the better of the two goaltenders statistically. If the Hawks have hopes of beating the Oilers this evening, he must be stellar in net.

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

LW Evander Kane – IR
D Alec Regula – Season-Opening IR

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Alec Martinez – Day to day
D Connor Murphy – Day to day

Next Game

Edmonton Oilers – January 13 vs Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks – January 13 vs Calgary Flames

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