NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 12/22/2024

Ottawa Senators (18-13-2, 38 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (20-11-2, 42 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Sunday, December 22
Time: 8:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/TSN5/SNW
Radio: 
Ottawa – TSN 1200
Edmonton – 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Ottawa: +1.5 ML +154
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -185
O/U 6

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes: 

The Senators picked up their sixth straight win last night as they beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in overtime. In this recent stretch they’ve outscored their opponents 22-9. They currently are seventh in the league in shots on goal, eighth in power play, and fourth in faceoff %.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers won their second straight game yesterday afternoon. The win was also their seventh in their last eight. They are third in the league in shots on goal and third is faceoff %.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines: 

Tkachuk-Stutzle-Giroux
Greig-Norris-Batherson
Cousins-Pinto-Amadio
Gregor-Ostapchuk-Gaudette
Chabot-Jensen
Sanderson-Hamonic
Kleven-Bernard-Docker

Merilainen
Ullmark

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Skinner
Pickard

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk this season has 33 points on 16 goals and 17 assists. He’s faced Edmonton 19 times in his career recording 17 points on five goals and 12 assists; in the previous matchup this season he had an assist.

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid this season has 48 points on 15 goals and 33 assists. He’s faced Ottawa 25 times in his career recording 45 points on 13 goals and 32 assists; earlier this season he had three points against the Senators recording two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

D Artem Zub – Out
F David Perron – DTD
G Anton Forsberg – DTD

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out

Next game:

Ottawa – December 28 at Winnipeg Jets
Edmonton – December 28 at Los Angeles Kings

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5. ITR 43: It's Winning Time 39:10