NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 01/09/2025

Edmonton Oilers (25-12-3, 53 pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-8, 42 pts)

Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Date: Thursday, January 9
Time: 5:00 MST / 7:00 pm EST 
TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet / SN PT 
Radio: 
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Pittsburgh Penguins – 105.9 The X

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Edmonton Oilers -1.5 ML -195
Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 ML +165
O/U 6.5

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers have won four straight games and are outscoring opponents 15-5 over that span, and they look to continue their winning ways in Pittsburgh against the Penguins in a matchup of two of the all-time greats whose teams are going in different directions. This is the second and final meeting between these two teams this season, with Edmonton grabbing a 4-0 shutout victory at Rogers Place in October. 

Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins have lost four in a row including three straight in extra time – shootout losses to Florida and Columbus that sandwich an overtime loss to Carolina. Pittsburgh is 11-7-3 at home this season as they try to even the season series with the Oilers 1-1. 

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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Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Glass-Beauvillier
O’Connor-Hayes-Puljujarvi
Nieto-Lizotte-Acciari

Pettersson-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Pickering-P.O. Joseph

Nedeljkovic
Jarry

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid snapped a seven-game goal-scoring drought with a goal in the Oilers’ 4-0 win over Boston on Tuesday night. McDavid may not have been scoring goals, but the All-World pivot had nine assists during his goal-less stretch. 

Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby has been trying to pull his team out of their losing streak with a point per game during the Penguins’ four-game winless stretch. Crosby leads the Penguins with 44 points (11g, 33a) in 42 games this season. 

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

LW Evander Kane – IR

Pittsburgh Penguins

C Evgeni Malkin – OUT
C Philip Thomasino – IR

Next Game:

Edmonton Oilers – January 11 at Chicago Blackhawks
Pittsburgh Penguins – January 11 vs. Ottawa Senators

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