After beating the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday in a shootout, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Chicago Blackhawks to Rogers Place. This will be the first meeting between these two teams since the Blackhawks knocked out the Oilers from their own bubble last August.
The two teams have very different rosters from that day. The Edmonton Oilers have 8 players remaining from that roster where the Blackhawks have 9. Since then the Oilers have added more depth on defense as well as offence.
The Blackhawks are coming of a 4-2 victory against the Seattle Kraken. In a game they barely held on as the Kraken almost pulled off a 3rd period come back before Jake McCabe added an empty net goal to ice it.
This is a game that the Oilers really need to win. They have not been able to put consecutive wins together since the first week of the month. They need to get back to their winning ways if they want to keep their lead in the Pacific Division. They currently are only ahead of both Calgary Flames and Anaheim Ducks by 1 point.
The big test in this game for the Edmonton Oilers is how they deal with there injures on defence. Darnel Nurse will be out for a couple weeks. This will be a big challenge for the Oilers as the Nurse is their top minute playing defensemen. Those minutes will need to be spread throughout the rest of the lineup.
This will be the NHL debut for Philip Broberg. Broberg was the Oilers 1st round pick in 2018. He was the 8th overall selection that year.
The Expected Lineup for the Edmonton Oilers:
Hyman-McDavid-Puljujarvi
RNH-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Foegele-McLeod-Kassian
Benson-Turris-Sceviour
Keith-Ceci
Broberg-Barrie
Russell-Bouchard
Skinner
Date: November 20th, 2021
Time: 8:00 PM
Opponent: Chicago Blackhawks (5-4-1)
TV: CBC Hockey Night In Canada
Radio: 630 CHED
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Betting Odds: WynnBET
The Edmonton Oilers and Chicago betting odds on WynnBET have the Oilers as -1.5 point favorites. The Blackhawks have +186 Moneyline odds, while the Oilers are the favorite at -210. The total for the game is set at an over/under of 6.5 points.