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Ottawa Senators vs Edmonton Oilers prediction

Ottawa Senators7–4–0 · Home Edmonton Oilers8–1–1 · Away07:00 PMDec 12

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Ottawa Senators

Last game: Oct 24

1st line

4:00 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Fabian Zetterlund LW	5:46	1	3	4
18	Tim Stützle C	7:08	7	7	14
28	Claude Giroux RW	4:39	2	4	6

24 points this season

71GreigLW

12PintoC

22AmadioRW

2nd line

2:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
71	Ridly Greig LW	5:24	1	1	2
12	Shane Pinto C	6:05	2	4	6
22	Michael Amadio RW	5:28	2	2	4

12 points this season

37FoegeleLW

24CozensC

19BathersonRW

3rd line

2:44 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
37	Warren Foegele LW	4:56	1	3	4
24	Dylan Cozens C	5:14	0	2	2
19	Drake Batherson RW	4:48	4	4	8

14 points this season

95BurakovskyLW

21CousinsC SH34HallidayRW

4th line

1:32 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
95	André Burakovsky LW	3:29	0	0	0
21	Nick Cousins C	2:52	1	1	2
34	Stephen Halliday RW	1:55	3	2	5

7 points this season

85SandersonD

2ZubD

1st pair

5:05 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
85	Jake Sanderson D	7:26	0	2	2
2	Artem Zub D	6:46	0	1	1

3 points this season

10SpenceD

43KlevenD

2nd pair

5:15 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
10	Jordan Spence D	7:27	1	1	2
43	Tyler Kleven D	6:43	1	1	2

4 points this season

26YakemchukD NM33MatinpaloD

3rd pair

4:24 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
26	Carter Yakemchuk D	6:20	1	1	2
33	Nikolas Matinpalo D	5:34	0	2	2

4 points this season

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

12PintoF

71GreigF

85SandersonD NM33MatinpaloD

Penalty kill unit 1

0:35 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Shane Pinto F	6:05	2	4	6
71	Ridly Greig F	5:24	1	1	2
85	Jake Sanderson D	7:26	0	2	2
33	Nikolas Matinpalo D	5:34	0	2	2

12 points this season

Goalies: Linus Ullmark (Projected) · Jonas Johansson #31 (Backup)

Edmonton Oilers

Last game: Oct 24

1st line

4:36 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
29	Leon Draisaitl LW	7:34	10	11	21
97	Connor McDavid C	8:12	8	23	31
92	Vasily Podkolzin RW	6:24	7	5	12

64 points this season

18HymanLW

93Nugent-HopkinsC

42KapanenRW

2nd line

4:21 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Zach Hyman LW	6:05	1	0	1
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	6:26	1	1	2
42	Kasperi Kapanen RW	6:02	3	1	4

7 points this season

26FormentonLW OM43MichaelsC

21JosephRW

3rd line

2:39 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
26	Alex Formenton LW	3:21	1	3	4
43	Owen Michaels C	3:27	2	2	4
21	Mathieu Joseph RW	3:56	2	3	5

13 points this season

46JonesLW CD34DachC FH19HallanderRW

4th line

2:01 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
46	Max Jones LW	2:54	0	0	0
34	Colton Dach C	3:36	0	0	0
19	Filip Hallander RW	2:50	1	2	3

3 points this season

6SheaD

5MurphyD

1st pair

5:21 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Ryan Shea D	8:33	1	2	3
5	Connor Murphy D	5:57	0	1	1

4 points this season

2BouchardD

96WalmanD

2nd pair

4:25 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
2	Evan Bouchard D	9:10	7	11	18
96	Jake Walman D	4:25	0	1	1

19 points this season

85MukhamadullinD TE49EmbersonD

3rd pair

3:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin D	5:12	1	0	1
49	Ty Emberson D	5:00	0	1	1

2 points this season

Power play unit 1

1:26 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Connor McDavid F	8:12	8	23	31
29	Leon Draisaitl F	7:34	10	11	21
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins F	6:26	1	1	2
18	Zach Hyman F	6:05	1	0	1
2	Evan Bouchard D	9:10	7	11	18

73 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Devon Levi (Projected) · Tristan Jarry #35 (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 (34)

Tim Stützle · BKLuis, CC BY-SA 4.0
Claude Giroux · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ridly Greig · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Shane Pinto · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Michael Amadio · Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Warren Foegele · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Dylan Cozens · CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0
Drake Batherson · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
André Burakovsky · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Nick Cousins · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jake Sanderson · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Artem Zub · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jordan Spence · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyler Kleven · Hockeywithry, CC BY 4.0
Carter Yakemchuk · Hockeywithry, CC0
Jonas Johansson · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Samuel Ersson · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
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
Zach Hyman · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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
Mathieu Joseph · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Max Jones · Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ryan Shea · Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Connor Murphy · 5of7, CC BY-SA 1.0
Evan Bouchard · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jake Walman · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Shakir Mukhamadullin · Bmw4.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tristan Jarry · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Linus Ullmark · Calle Eklund/ V-wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Devon Levi · Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Linus Ullmark OTT

.945 save percentage

1.33 GAA · 7–1–0 · 8 starts

Devon Levi EDM

.887 save percentage

3.11 GAA · 6–1–0 · 7 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)