NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 1/4/2025

Edmonton Oilers (23-12-3, 49 pts) at Seattle Kraken (17-19-2, 36 pts)

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Date: Saturday, January 4
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KHN/King-5/KONG
Radio: 
Edmonton – 880 CHED
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Edmonton -1.5 ML -155
Seattle +1.5 ML +130
O/U 6.5

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:

The Oilers picked up their second straight win on Friday night as they beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 behind goals from Leon Draisaitl, Darnell Nurse, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers rank ninth in the league in goals per game, second in shots on goal, and third in face off percentage.

Seattle Kraken News & Notes: 

The Kraken saw their two-game win streak snapped on Thursday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks, the Kraken got goals from Matty Beniers, Chandler Stephenson, and Vince Dunn. Philipp Grubauer got his third straight start in net and allowed three goals on 22 shots, he went 2-0-1 in those three games stopping 65 of the 74 shots he faced.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Kulak-Emberson

Pickard
Skinner

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Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
McCann-Stephenson-Burakovsky
Tolvanen-Wright-Bjorkstrand
Kartye-Gourde-Tanev

Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Evans-Mahura

Daccord
Grubauer

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Zach Hyman this season has 22 points on 13 goals and nine assists. He’s faced the Kraken ten times in his career recording 16 points on eight goals and eight assists; last season in four games against the Kraken he had six points on four goals and two assists.

Seattle Kraken

Eeli Tolvanen this season has 15 points on eight goals and seven assists. He’s faced the Oilers ten times in his career recording six points on three goals and three assists; four of those points came last season on two goals and two assists.

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out

Seattle Kraken

F Jordan Eberle – IR
G Joey Daccord – DTD

Next game:

Edmonton – January 7 at Boston Bruins
Seattle – January 6 vs. New Jersey Devils

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