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Ottawa Senators vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Oilers · SAT · DEC 12 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · DEC 12 · 6:00 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
SN · TVAS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
Upcoming
SAT · DEC 12 · 6:00 PM CT
SN · TVAS
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Leon Draisaitl: 11 goals on 34 shots.
Canadian Tire Centre
Edmonton Oilers
Away · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Oilers
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Leon Draisaitl: 11 goals on 34 shots.

The Senators have dropped 10 of the last 13 to Edmonton, and that history walks in with them. Connor McDavid has made a habit of hurting the Senators: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Leon Draisaitl has 11 goals on Linus Ullmark (34 shots).
(Edmonton)
11 goals on Linus Ullmark
History
Ottawa has lost 10 of their last 13 against Edmonton. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs EDM
Player
Connor McDavid has 7 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Edmonton)
7 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Player
Evan Bouchard has 6 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Edmonton)
6 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Matchup
Mattias Ekholm has 15 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(Edmonton)
0/15 vs Linus Ullmark
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals