Zach Hyman Edmonton Oilers

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Edmonton Oilers (12-15-6, 46 pts) vs Boston Bruins (20-12-7, 47 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Saturday, January 3rd
Time: 3:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm CT / 1:30 pm MT

TV: / NBC Sports Philadelphia / Sportsnet
Radio:
Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers Radio 24/7
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:

The Oilers are first in the Pacific Division with 46 points, this is their first game of 2026.

Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:

The Flyers are third in the Metropolitan Division with 47 points, this is their first game of 2026.

Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines:

Zegras/Dvorak/KonecBny
Barkey/Couturier/Tippett
Michkov/Cates/Brink
Grundstrom/Abols/Hathaway

York/Sanheim
Andrae/Drysdale
Seeler/Ristolainen

Vladar

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:

Nugent-Hopkins/McDavid/Hyman
Podkolzin/Draisaitl/Savoie
Frederic/Roslovic/Janmark
Jones/Henrique/Lazar

Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Stastney
Stillman/Emberson

Ingram

Players To Watch:

Philadelphia Flyers

Through the first 39 games of his first season in Philadelphia, forward Trevor Zegras has 39 points, and 6 in 12 career games against Edmonton.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward Connor McDavid leads the NHL with 70 points, putting up 34 through 15 games during the month of December, and has 34 points through 18 career games against the Flyers.

Injury Report:

Philadelphia Flyers

RW / Tyson Foerster / IR

Edmonton Oilers

D / Jake Walman / DTD
RW / Kasperi Kapanen / IR
G / Tristan Jarry / IR
LW / Connor Clattenburg / IR

Next Game:

Philadelphia – January 6 at Anaheim Ducks
Edmonton – January 6 vs Nashville Predators

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Stephen Vani

Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.