NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 12/21/2024

NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 12/21/2024

San Jose Sharks (11-19-5, 27 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (19-11-2, 40 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Saturday, December 21
Time: 4:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/NBCSCA/SN
Radio: 
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network
Edmonton Oilers – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

San Jose: +1.5 ML +340
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -440
O/U 6.5

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes: 

The Sharks dropped their third straight game on Thursday and sixth in their last seven games. They’ve allowed four goals in three straight games. They’ve been outscored 29-16 in their last seven games.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers saw their five-game win streak snapped on Monday but they picked up a 3-2 win on Thursday over the Boston Bruins in overtime. They are 9-2-0 in their last 11 games. They’ve been led by Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, Draisaitl and McDavid have a seven-game point streak with Draisaitl having 18 points in that span on six goals and 12 assists while McDavid has 14 points on three goals and 11 assists.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Goodrow-Granlund- Zetterlund
Kovalenko-Celebrini-Toffoli
Eklund-Wennberg-Smith
Grundstrom-Sturm-Kunin
Walman-Ceci
Ferraro-Rutta
Mukhamadullini-Thrun

Georgiev
Askarov

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Pickard
Skinner

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Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

Fabian Zetterlund has 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists. He’s faced the Oilers eight times in his career recording five points on two goals and three assists; last season in three games he had three points on two goals and an assist.

Edmonton Oilers

Evan Bouchard this season has 23 points coming on six goals and 17 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 11 times recording 13 points on three goals and ten assists; last season in three games he had five points on two goals and three assists.

Injury Report:

San Jose Sharks

C Klim Kostin – IR
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic – IR (Non Roster)
C Logan Couture – LTIR – Month To Month
G Vitek Vanecek – Out

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out

Next game:

San Jose Sharks – December 23 at Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers– December 22 vs. vs. Ottawa Senators

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