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Edmonton Oilers vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre

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SN · TVAS

Game preview

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and TVAS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Oilers

Game 4 of a road trip: Chicago, Minnesota and Buffalo, now Ottawa.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: vs WSH
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: no game
  5. 62026-12-06: at CHI
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: at MIN
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: at BUF
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~222 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,722 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Senators

Another game at home.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: vs NJD
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: vs TBL
  5. 62026-12-06: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: vs ANA
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: vs VGK
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: vs EDM
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Edmonton OilersOilersTue, Oct 13 at LAK
  1. L1Draisaitl#29McDavid#97Podkolzin#92
    13:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2Formenton#26Joseph#21Michaels#43
    10:40 together at 5v5
  3. L3Dickinson#16Hallander#19Kapanen#42
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4Howard#53Frederic#10Samanski#81
    5:05 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekholm#14Bouchard#2
    14:21 together at 5v5
  2. D2Murphy#5Shea#6
    13:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Emberson#49Mukhamadullin#85
    8:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Draisaitl CMcDavid CKapanen RPodkolzin RBouchard D2:14

Penalty kill

  1. 1Formenton LMichaels RMurphy DShea D1:03
  2. 2Formenton LMcDavid CEkholm DMurphy D0:44
Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

EDMOTT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

EDM 76% (3rd most settled)OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

EDM 1:33 left (6th latest · 19 pulls)OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

EDM 49.5s (10th longest)OTT 43.2s (shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

EDM 30% (16th most often)OTT 29% (16th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series