Who wins
| Source | CAR wins | VAN wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | 70.0% | 30.0% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | — | — | not published yet |
| 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 |
|---|
| VAN | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| CAR | — | 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 | 3 | no | no | 3866 | +3 | 1 |
| CAR | 1 | no | no | 1162 | 0 | 1 |
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| CAR | Seth Jarvis | Injured Reserve | Jarvis (shoulder) was placed on the injured non-roster list Sunday. |
| CAR | Alexander Nikishin | Out | out |
| 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 |