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Edmonton Oilers (34-25-9, 73 pts) vs Florida Panthers (33-31-3, 69 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Thursday, March 19th
Time: 9:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm CT / 7:00 pm MT
TV: Sportsnet / Scripps Sports (WSFL-TV)
Radio:
Florida Panthers – WQAM Sports Radio (560 AM)
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers are second in the Pacific Division with 77 points, tied with Anaheim. They’re 2-0 so far on their current four game homestand.
Florida Panthers News & Notes:
The Panthers are 15th in the Eastern Conference standings with 69 points. They’re 0-2 on their current four game road trip.
San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:
Verhaeghe/Bennett/Tkachuk
Boqvist/Lundell/Samoskevich
Reinhardt/Nosek/Greer
Foote/Kunin/Hinostroza
Forsling/Ekblad
Kulikov/Jones
Sebrango/Benning
Bobrovsky
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Savoie/McDavid/Hyman
Nugent-Hopkins/Dickinson/Roslovic
Podkolzin/Samanski/Kapanen
Jones/Henrique/Frederic
Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Murphy
Walman/Stastney
Ingram
Players To Watch:
Florida Panthers
28-year-old left winger Matthew Tkachuk missed the first three and a half months of the NHL season, making his debut on January 19th. Since then, he has 22 points through 20 games.
Edmonton Oilers
32-year-old centerman Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 51 points through 59 games this season, and is just one away from 800 in his NHL career.
Injury Report:
San Jose Sharks
C / Aleksander Barkov / IR
C / Cole Schwindt / IR
LW / Jonah Gadjovich / IR
LW / Brad Marchand / IR
C / Sam Reinhart / DTD
D / Nikko Mikkola / DTD
C / Eetu Luostarinen / DTD
C / Evan Rodrigues / DTD
Edmonton Oilers
C / Mattias Janmark / LTIR
C / Curtis Lazar / OUT
C / Colton Dach / IR
C / Leon Draisaitl / OUT
D Ty Emberson / DTD
Next Game:
Florida Panthers – March 21 at Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers – March 21 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
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