NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 3/6/2025

NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 3/6/2025

Montreal Canadiens (30-26-5, 65 Pts) at Edmonton Oilers (35-22-4, 74 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/RDS/SNW
Radio: 
Montreal – TSN 690
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Montreal: +1.5 ML +230
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -285
O/U 6.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens have won five straight, most recently beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Monday. In the five-game winning streak, they are averaging 4.20 goals per game and have allowed an average of two goals per game. Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Lane Hutston are all on five-game point streaks. Caufield has six points on four goals and two assists. Suzuki has 13 points on recording four goals and nine assists. Huston has seven points on a goal and six assists.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers suffered another loss on Tuesday 6-2 to the Anaheim Ducks. They’ve now lost six of their last seven games. In that span, they are averaging 2.71 goals per game while allowing 4.71 goals per game. Heading into tonight’s game and with this stretch Edmonton may be looking into the goalie market ahead of tomorrow’s trade deadline.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Beck-Laine
Gallagher-Dvorak-Anderson
Heineman-Evans-Armia

Matheson-Carrier
Hutson-Struble
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Emberson
Kulak-Klingberg

Pickard
Skinner

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Jake Evans this season has 27 points on 11 goals and 16 assists. He’s faced the Oilers 11 times in his career recording eight points on three goals and five assists; in the meeting earlier this season, he scored a goal and added an assist.  

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid this season has 77 points on 23 goals and 54 assists. He’s faced the Canadiens 26 times in his career recording 32 points on nine goals and 23 assists; they were shutout earlier this season but last season in two games he scored a goal and added two assists.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

D David Reinbacher – LTIR
LW Michael Pezzetta – DTD
D Kaiden Guhle – Out
C Kirby Dach – IR

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out
D Alec Regula – IR
F Trent Frederic – IR

Next game:

Montreal – March 8 at Calgary Flames
Edmonton – March 8 vs. Dallas Stars   

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