NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 3/20/2025

NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 3/20/2025

Winnipeg Jets (47-18-4, 98 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (40-24-4, 84 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/TSN3/CBC
Radio: 
Winnipeg – Power 97 FM
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Winnipeg: +1.5 ML +100
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -120
O/U 5.5

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Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

The Jets had their three-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday with a 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. They are now 5-3-1 in March and are averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers Are currently on a three-game winning streak most recently beating Utah 7-1 on Tuesday. With the win they improved to 6-3-0 averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game. Connor McDavid is on a 12-game point streak recording 18 points on four goals and 14 assists.

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Ehlers-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Tanev-Barron-Iafallo

Morrissey-Demelo
Samberg-Schenn
Fleury-Miller

Hellebuyck
Comrie

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Walman-Kulak

Skinner
Pickard

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Players To Watch:

Winnipeg Jets

Mark Scheifele this season has 75 points on 35 goals and 40 assists. He’s faced the Oilers 39 times in his career recording 29 points on 14 goals and 15 assists; he recorded a goal and an assist in the previous meeting this season.

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid this season has 89 points on 26 goals and 63 assists. He’s faced the Jets 33 times in his career recording 56 points on 12 goals and 44 assists; the Oilers were shutout in the matchup to open the season.

Injury Report:

Winnipeg Jets

D Neal Pionk – Out

Edmonton Oilers

F Evander Kane – IR
D Alec Regula – IR
C Trent Frederic – IR
D John Klingberg – DTD
C Leon Draisaitl – DTD

Next game:

Winnipeg – March 23 vs. Buffalo Sabres  
Edmonton – March 22 vs. Seattle Kraken

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