Who wins
| Source | VAN wins | EDM wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | 34.3% | 65.8% | moneyline -218 / +180, margin removed |
| Pinnacle | 33.4% | 66.6% | moneyline -216 / +192 · takes up to $10000 |
| Kalshi | 33.5% | 66.5% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | 30.6% | 69.4% | projects 4.00–2.63 |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
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 |
|---|
| EDM | Devon Levi | confirmed | 2026-10-01 18:40 UTC · Jason Gregor | — | — | — |
| VAN | Kevin Lankinen | confirmed | 2026-10-02 01:33 UTC · Randip Janda | -1.3 | 0.865 | 1 |
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 |
|---|
| EDM | 1 | no | no | 817 | -1 | 1 |
| VAN | 1 | no | no | 817 | -1 | 1 |
Referees
Pierre Lambert, Michael Markovic
announced 20 min before puck drop · linesmen Bevan Mills, Jeremy Faucher
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 |