NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 12/28/2024

Edmonton Oilers (21-11-2, 44 Pts) at Los Angeles Kings (19-10-5, 43 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Saturday, December 28
Time: 4:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/Fan Duel Sports Network West/SNE/SNO/SNW
Radio:
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Los Angeles +1.5 ML +114
Edmonton Oilers -1.5 ML -135
O/U 6

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers picked up their third straight win as they entered the holiday break defeating the Ottawa Senators last Sunday 3-1; all three straight wins were one-goal games, and the last four Edmonton games were decided by one goal.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings dropped their second straight game last Sunday as they entered the break third in the Pacific Division. In their last ten games entering tonight, they are 6-2-2 and have outscored their opponents 33-22. Darcy Kuemper is 4-0-2 in December with a 1.99 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:

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

Skinner
Pickard

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Turcotte-Kopitar-Kempe
Foegele-Byfield-Jeannot
Fiala-Laferriere-Lee
Burroughs-Helenius-Thomas
Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke
Moverare-Spence

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid this season has 49 points on 15 goals and 34 assists. He’s faced Los Angeles 32 times in his career recording 42 points on 16 goals and 26 assists; last season in four games against the Kings he had seven points on two goals and five assists.

Los Angeles Kings

Quinton Byfield this season has 15 points on six goals and nine assists. He’s faced Edmonton ten times in his career recording seven points on three goals and four assists; last season in four games against the Oilers he had six points on two goals and four assists.

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out
F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – DTD

Los Angeles Kings

LW Trevor Moore – Day To Day 
D Drew Doughty – LTIR
RW Arthur Kaliyev – IR
C Trevor Lewis – IR
F Phillip Danault – DTD

Next Game:

Los Angeles Kings – December 29 vs Philadelphia Flyers
Edmonton Oilers– December 29 at Anaheim Ducks

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