NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 1/27/2025

NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 1/27/2025

Seattle Kraken (22-25-3, 47 points) at Edmonton Oilers (31-15-3, 65 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Monday, January 27
Time: 9:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KONG/SCRI
Radio: 
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Seattle: +1.5 ML +215
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -265
O/U 5.5

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Seattle Kraken News & Notes:

The Kraken picked up a win on Saturday 4-1 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. They’ve now won three of their last four. They are 4-6-1 in January and are averaging 3.27 goals per game while allowing 3.55 goals per game. They are eight points back of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers picked up their second straight win and sixth in their last eight with a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. They are 9-3-0 in January and are averaging 3.42 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.17 goals per game.

Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

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

Dunn-Larsson
Evans-Montour
Oleksiak-Mahura

Daccord
Grubauer

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Kulak-Emberson

Pickard
Skinner

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Players To Watch:

Seattle Kraken

Jaden Schwartz this season has 33 points on 16 goals and 17 assists. He’s faced the Oilers 32 times in his career recording 35 points on 17 goals and 18 assists; in the previous matchup this season he scored a goal.

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl this season has 74 points on 35 goals and 39 assists. He’s faced the Kraken 11 times in his career recording 25 points on six goals and 19 assists; in the previous matchup, he had a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

Seattle Kraken

F Jordan Eberle – IR
F Yanni Gourde – IR

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – Out
D John Klingberg – Out
D Alec Regula – IR

Next game:

Seattle – January 28 vs. Anaheim Ducks  
Edmonton – January 30 vs. Detroit Red Wings

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