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Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars prediction

Edmonton Oilers9–2–2 · Home Dallas Stars7–4–1 · Away08:00 PMDec 17

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Edmonton Oilers

Last game: Oct 28

1st line

12:34 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
29	Leon Draisaitl LW	16:36	12	12	24
97	Connor McDavid C	16:51	8	28	36
92	Vasily Podkolzin RW	14:17	8	5	13

73 points this season

CD34DachLW

93Nugent-HopkinsC

42KapanenRW

2nd line

11:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
34	Colton Dach LW	14:12	1	1	2
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	14:42	1	4	5
42	Kasperi Kapanen RW	15:12	4	2	6

13 points this season

26FormentonLW

16DickinsonC

21JosephRW

3rd line

8:57 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
26	Alex Formenton LW	10:25	2	3	5
16	Jason Dickinson C	11:16	0	2	2
21	Mathieu Joseph RW	11:32	3	3	6

13 points this season

53HowardLW

10FredericC OM43MichaelsRW

4th line

6:05 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
53	Isaac Howard LW	7:54	1	2	3
10	Trent Frederic C	8:32	1	0	1
43	Owen Michaels RW	8:10	2	2	4

8 points this season

2BouchardD

14EkholmD

1st pair

14:23 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
2	Evan Bouchard D	19:24	7	14	21
14	Mattias Ekholm D	15:55	2	2	4

25 points this season

6SheaD

5MurphyD

2nd pair

13:12 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Ryan Shea D	17:24	1	3	4
5	Connor Murphy D	16:42	0	1	1

5 points this season

85MukhamadullinD TE49EmbersonD

3rd pair

11:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin D	15:56	1	0	1
49	Ty Emberson D	12:51	0	1	1

2 points this season

Power play unit 1

1:21 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Connor McDavid F	16:51	8	28	36
29	Leon Draisaitl F	16:36	12	12	24
42	Kasperi Kapanen F	15:12	4	2	6
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins F	14:42	1	4	5
2	Evan Bouchard D	19:24	7	14	21

92 points this season

92PodkolzinF CD34DachF

10FredericF

53HowardF

6SheaD

Power play unit 2

0:35 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Vasily Podkolzin F	14:17	8	5	13
34	Colton Dach F	14:12	1	1	2
10	Trent Frederic F	8:32	1	0	1
53	Isaac Howard F	7:54	1	2	3
6	Ryan Shea D	17:24	1	3	4

23 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

0:54 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
42	Kasperi Kapanen F	15:12	4	2	6
21	Mathieu Joseph F	11:32	3	3	6
6	Ryan Shea D	17:24	1	3	4
5	Connor Murphy D	16:42	0	1	1

17 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Devon Levi (Projected) · Tristan Jarry #35 (Backup)

Dallas Stars

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

7:55 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Joel Kiviranta LW	14:46	1	1	2
53	Wyatt Johnston C	18:37	2	6	8
96	Mikko Rantanen RW	17:02	6	7	13

23 points this season

21RobertsonLW

91SeguinC

24HintzRW

2nd line

6:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
21	Jason Robertson LW	17:29	5	7	12
91	Tyler Seguin C	15:15	3	3	6
24	Roope Hintz RW	12:11	5	5	10

28 points this season

15BlackwellLW

49HryckowianC

MS43SeminoffRW

3rd line

3:22 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
15	Colin Blackwell LW	9:26	0	1	1
49	Justin Hryckowian C	12:33	2	0	2
43	Matthew Seminoff RW	6:29	–	–	–

14BennLW

DH46HryckowianC

AH25HyryRW

4th line

2:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
14	Jamie Benn LW	7:17	1	2	3
46	Dylan Hryckowian C	5:56	–	–	–
25	Arttu Hyry RW	13:30	3	0	3

55HarleyD

4HeiskanenD

1st pair

16:30 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
55	Thomas Harley D	24:10	0	4	4
4	Miro Heiskanen D	22:57	3	4	7

11 points this season

6BichselD NL5LundkvistD

2nd pair

7:18 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Lian Bichsel D	16:17	0	0	0
5	Nils Lundkvist D	13:38	0	3	3

3 points this season

57MyersD

20CapobiancoD

3rd pair

6:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
57	Tyler Myers D	16:19	0	1	1
20	Kyle Capobianco D	10:42	0	0	0

1 points this season

Power play unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

22KivirantaF AH25HyryF

55HarleyD

4HeiskanenD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:53 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Joel Kiviranta F	14:46	1	1	2
25	Arttu Hyry F	13:30	3	0	3
55	Thomas Harley D	24:10	0	4	4
4	Miro Heiskanen D	22:57	3	4	7

16 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

1:38 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
49	Justin Hryckowian F	12:33	2	0	2
15	Colin Blackwell F	9:26	0	1	1
57	Tyler Myers D	16:19	0	1	1
6	Lian Bichsel D	16:17	0	0	0

4 points this season

Goalies: Jake Oettinger #29 (Projected) · Casey DeSmith #1 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (33)

Leon Draisaitl · Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Connor McDavid · Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0
Vasily Podkolzin · Northwest, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Kasperi Kapanen · David, CC BY 2.0
Alex Formenton · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jason Dickinson · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Mathieu Joseph · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Isaac Howard · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trent Frederic · Marissa Babin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Evan Bouchard · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Mattias Ekholm · Canada Hky, CC BY 3.0
Ryan Shea · Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Connor Murphy · 5of7, CC BY-SA 1.0
Shakir Mukhamadullin · Bmw4.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tristan Jarry · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Joel Kiviranta · Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Wyatt Johnston · Cass, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mikko Rantanen · Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
Jason Robertson · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyler Seguin · Erin Costa from Flower Mound, USA, CC BY 2.0
Roope Hintz · Dinur, CC BY 2.0
Colin Blackwell · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Justin Hryckowian · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jamie Benn · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Thomas Harley · Texas Stars Hockey, CC BY-SA 2.0
Miro Heiskanen · Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
Lian Bichsel · Martin Rulsch , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tyler Myers · CzechAnada, Public domain
Kyle Capobianco · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Casey DeSmith · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jake Oettinger · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Devon Levi · Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Devon Levi EDM

.887 save percentage

3.11 GAA · 6–1–0 · 7 starts

Jake Oettinger DAL

.929 save percentage

1.43 GAA · 6–2–1 · 3 shutouts · 9 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)