Calgary Flames (0-0-0, 0 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (0-0-0, 0 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Time: 10:00 pm EST / 7:00 pm PST
TV: ESPN+ / SportsNet
Radio:
Calgary Flames – Sportsnet 960
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Calgary Flames +1.5 ML +180
Edmonton -1.5 ML -215
O/U 6.5
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Calgary Flames News & Notes:
Calgary will try to break through in the upcoming NHL season as it battles for a playoff spot. The Flames barely missed the playoffs a season ago and will be a hungry group this season. Calgary will be without two of its top forwards to start the season, with Jonathan Huberdeau and Martin Pospisil beginning the campaign on the injured list. Head coach Ryan Huska hopes that both are short-term situations and will return shortly.
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
After coming off another disappointing playoff finish, the Oilers are hoping this is finally their year. Edmonton got some great news right before the start of the season when the best player on the planet, Connor McDavid, agreed to a 2-year, $25 million contract extension, a HUGE discount for the Oilers, which shows McDavid’s commitment to try to help build a winning roster in Edmonton. The Oilers were also able to lock up defenseman Jake Walman to a 7-year, $49 million extension. Edmonton will be a Stanley Cup contender again this season, with the hope that they finally win it all.
Calgary Flames Projected Lines:
Farabee-Kadri-Klapka
Gridin-Frost-Coronato
Zary-Backlund-Coleman
Lomberg-Kirkland-Sharangovich
Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal
Wolf
Cooley
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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Draisaitl-McDavid-Frederic
Mangiapane-Nugent-Hopkins-Savoie
Howard-Henrique-Tomasek
Podkolzin-Philp-Kapanen
Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Regula
Kulak-Emberson
Skinner
Pickard
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Players To Watch:
Calgary Flames
Dustin Wolf will try to build on his fantastic rookie season, where the 24-year-old Gilroy, California native finished as the runner-up for the Calder Trophy. The 6-foot-0 Goaltender was the first Flames’ Calder finalist since Johnny Gaudreau in the 2014-15 season.
Edmonton Oilers
Connor McDavid, fresh off his 2 year contract extension, will try again to get the Oilers over the hump. The dynamic pivot doesn’t have anything left to prove individually; he’s only chasing a Cup. The greats of the game all have been Stanley Cup champions, and that is the only thing missing from McDavid’s resume. “The Oil” hopes that changes this year.
Injury Report:
Calgary Flames
C Martin Pospisil – IR
LW Jonathan Huberdeau – IR
Edmonton Oilers
D Jake Walman – OUT
C Mattias Janmark – IR
LW Zach Hyman – LTIR
Next Game:
Calgary Flames – October 9 at Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers – October 11 vs. Vancouver Canucks
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