Edmonton Oilers (9-8-2) at Ottawa Senators (8-8-1)
TV: Sportsnet West, TSN5. Radio: 880 CHED.
TIME: 5 p.m. Tuesday
Odds: Oilers -142, Canadiens +118
ONE FEWER FORWARD
The Oilers are likely going with a formation of 11 forwards and seven defencemen again, should forward Viktor Arvidsson end up missing his fourth straight game with an undisclosed injury.
FIX FOR NURSE
With defenceman Darnell Nurse out the next 4-9 days after taking a hit to the head from Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves, the Oilers called up Josh Brown from the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors to dress as the extra defenceman.
STREAK ENDED
After earning seven of a possible eight points, the Oilers were shut out Monday by a Montreal Canadiens team that sat last in the Eastern Conference. They have now been shut out three times in 19 games, and are 4-5-1 at home and 5-3-1 on the road.
THE POLL
How many more wins will the Edmonton Oilers earn by the Christmas break?
- All 15
- 10-12
- 7-9
- 3-6
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THE QUOTE
“You’re not going to score pretty goals, you’ve got to grind it out and kind of get a greasy one every now and then.” — Oilers forward Derek Ryan
THE LINEUPS
OTTAWA
Forwards
Tkachuk – Norris – Greig
Giroux – Stutzle – Batherson
Amadio – Pinto – Perron
Cousins – Gaudette – MacEwenDefence
Sanderson – Zub
Chabot – Jensen
Kleven – HamonicGoalies
Ullmark
ForsbergEDMONTON
Forwards
Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Hyman
Podkolzin – Draisaitl – Perry
Janmark – Henrique – Brown
Skinner – RyanDefence
Ekholm – Bouchard
Kulak – Emberson
Dermott – Stecher
BrownGoalies
Skinner
PickardINJURIES
OTTAWA: None
EDMONTON: Viktor Arvidsson (undisclosed), D Darnell Nurse (upper body)
E-mail: [email protected]
On Twitter: @GerryModdejonge
THE QUOTE
“You’re not going to score pretty goals, you’ve got to grind it out and kind of get a greasy one every now and then.” — Oilers forward Derek Ryan
THE LINEUPS
OTTAWA
Forwards
Tkachuk – Norris – Greig
Giroux – Stutzle – Batherson
Amadio – Pinto – Perron
Cousins – Gaudette – MacEwen
Defence
Sanderson – Zub
Chabot – Jensen
Kleven – Hamonic
Goalies
Ullmark
Forsberg
EDMONTON
Forwards
Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Hyman
Podkolzin – Draisaitl – Perry
Janmark – Henrique – Brown
Skinner – Ryan
Defence
Ekholm – Bouchard
Kulak – Emberson
Dermott – Stecher
Brown
Goalies
Skinner
Pickard
INJURIES
OTTAWA: None
EDMONTON: Viktor Arvidsson (undisclosed), D Darnell Nurse (upper body)
E-mail: [email protected]
On Twitter: @GerryModdejonge
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