NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 10/19/2025

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Edmonton Oilers (2-2-1, 5 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (4-1-0, 8 pts)

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Sunday, October 19
Time: 3:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/SN/FDSNDET
Radio: CHED 880 AM/97.1 The Ticket

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:

The Oilers dropped their second straight game yesterday, 5-3 to the Devils. During their rough losing streak, they’ve scored 2.5 goals per game but have allowed 4.5 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings picked up their fourth straight win on Friday with a 2-1 overtime win over the Lightning. During their winning streak, they’ve allowed 3.8 goals per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game. They’ve also not allowed a power-play goal, going 9-9 on the penalty kill. Patrick Kane is out tonight with an upper-body injury, and Lucas Raymond is still day-to-day.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:

Nugent Hopkins-McDavid-Mangiapane
Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Kapanen
Savoie-Frederic-Roslovic
Henrique-Tomasek-

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stecher
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner
Pickard

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Finnie-Larkin-Appleton
DeBrincat–Kasper–Berggren
Copp-Compher-Brandsegg Nygard
van Riemsdyk-Rasmussen-Soderblom

Chiarot-Seider
Edvinson-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Bernard Docker

Gibson
Talbot

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl this season has four points on three goals and an assist. In 17 career games against the Red Wings, he has 16 points on seven goals and nine assists; last season in two meetings, he had three goals and an assist.

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin, this season, has seven points on three goals and four assists. He’s faced the Oilers 18 times in his career, recording 15 points on seven goals and eight assists; in two games against them last season he scored a goal.

Edmonton – October 21 at Ottawa Senators
Detroit: October 22 at Buffalo Sabres

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