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Oilers v Flames: probable line-ups, prediction and odds

Edmonton Oilers VS Calgary Flames

NHL · Wed, Oct 28 · 8:30 p.m. ET · 6:30 p.m. MT · 🎙️ Preview by the Teacher and his team

📍 Rogers Place

Probable line-ups

OilersGoalie probable · JarryLine 1 · Pair 1Goalie confirmed · CooleyFlames
OUFBET35JarryTristan Jarry · G?TBCMattias Ekholm · out per the injury report2BouchardEvan Bouchard · RD92PodkolzinVasily Podkolzin · LW97McDavidConnor McDavid · C29DraisaitlLeon Draisaitl · RWGCooleyDevin Cooley · G7BahlKevin Bahl · LD71NemecSimon Nemec · RD86FarabeeJoel Farabee · LW11BacklundMikael Backlund · C27CoronatoMatt Coronato · RWOUFBET35JarryTristan Jarry · G?TBCMattias Ekholm · out per the injury report2BouchardEvan Bouchard · RD92PodkolzinVasily Podkolzin · LW97McDavidConnor McDavid · C29DraisaitlLeon Draisaitl · RWGCooleyDevin Cooley · G7BahlKevin Bahl · LD71NemecSimon Nemec · RD86FarabeeJoel Farabee · LW11BacklundMikael Backlund · C27CoronatoMatt Coronato · RW

The match setting

The Edmonton Oilers host the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place on Wednesday night for the Battle of Alberta, as clear home favourites.

Edmonton lead the NHL in goals per game (4.25) and power-play percentage (35%), and have won 8 of their last 11 games. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl rank first and second in the league in points per 60 minutes, with 20 goals and 58 points between them through 12 games.

Calgary score the sixth-fewest goals per game in the league. Their goalie, Devin Cooley, confirmed in net, has won his last four starts with a .954 save percentage, after giving up 10 goals over his first two starts of the season; last season, he finished at .909 over 31 games.

Vasily Podkolzin skates with McDavid and Draisaitl in all situations and has a point in 9 of 12 games; the trio has dominated possession at 5-on-5 (61.6% Corsi). In the Edmonton net, Tristan Jarry is 2-1-2 with a .862 save percentage, and the Oilers' team save percentage at 5-on-5 over the last four games is .867.

🚑 Injuries and suspensions

Oilers: Mattias Ekholm is out; Zach Hyman, Jason Dickinson, Mattias Janmark, Frederik Andersen, Devon Levi, Alec Regula, Matt Savoie and Atro Leppanen are on injured reserve.

Flames: Jonathan Huberdeau and Samuel Honzek are on injured reserve.

The 3 key points

  1. 1.The NHL's best attack4.25 goals per game and a 35% power play for Edmonton.
  2. 2.Cooley on a hot streakFour straight wins and a .954 save percentage, well above his .909 of last season.
  3. 3.Edmonton without EkholmThe first-pair defenceman is out, with eight other Oilers on injured reserve.

The Teacher's verdict

Devin Cooley's hot streak is Calgary's best argument, but he faces the league's most prolific attack and power play, led by a McDavid-Draisaitl duo at the top of the scoring charts. Despite Mattias Ekholm's absence and a shaky Edmonton net, the Oilers are our pick in this Battle of Alberta.

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