Who wins
| Source | NJD wins | EDM wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | — | — | no market yet |
| 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 |
|---|
| EDM | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| NJD | — | 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 |
|---|
| EDM | 1 | no | yes | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| NJD | 3 | no | no | 3577 | +2 | 1 |
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 |
| NJD | Connor Brown | Out | out |
| NJD | Johnathan Kovacevic | Injured Reserve | Kovacevic (knee) will begin the 2026-27 regular season on the injured non-roster list, per Mike Morreale of NHL.com. |
| NJD | Nick Bjugstad | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| NJD | Seamus Casey | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |