Who wins
| Source | EDM wins | VAN wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | 72.2% | 27.8% | moneyline +245 / -305, margin removed |
| Pinnacle | 73.2% | 26.8% | moneyline +263 / -305 · takes up to $10000 |
| Kalshi | 73.5% | 26.5% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | 75.9% | 24.1% | projects 2.42–4.18 |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | 65.0% | 35.0% | team Elo from results (Substack tracker) |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| VAN | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| EDM | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| VAN | — | no | no | 817 | 0 | 1 |
| EDM | — | no | no | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Peter MacDougall
announced 30 min before puck drop · linesmen Joe Mahon, Mark Shewchyk
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| EDM | Zach Hyman | Out | Hyman (undisclosed) is expected to be out of action for two weeks, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports Thursday. |
| EDM | Alec Regula | Injured Reserve | Regula (undisclosed) was designated for long-term injured reserve Thursday. |
| EDM | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Injured Reserve | The Oilers placed Nugent-Hopkins (lower body) on injured reserve Thursday. |
| EDM | Matt Savoie | Injured Reserve | Savoie (lower body) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Thursday. |
| EDM | Jason Dickinson | Injured Reserve | Dickinson (foot) is still "a bit" away from being ready to return, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| EDM | Frederik Andersen | Injured Reserve | Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| EDM | Mattias Janmark | Injured Reserve | Janmark (undisclosed) does not have a timetable for his return from injury. |
| EDM | James Stefan | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| EDM | Atro Leppanen | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| VAN | Jack Thompson | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| VAN | Akil Thomas | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| VAN | Mackenzie MacEachern | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| VAN | Thatcher Demko | Injured Reserve | Co-president of hockey operations Henrik Sedin said Monday that he hopes Demko (hip) will be ready to return before Christmas, Kevin Woodley of NHL.com reports. |
| VAN | Filip Chytil | Injured Reserve | ir |