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Edmonton Oilers vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Sunday, January 3, 2027 · PPG Paints Arena

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SN · TVAS · SN-PIT

Game preview

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, January 3, 2027, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, TVAS and SN-PIT.

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

Rest and travel

Oilers

Game 5 of a road trip: Columbus, Washington, Boston and Detroit, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 242026-12-24: no game
  2. 252026-12-25: no game
  3. 262026-12-26: no game
  4. 272026-12-27: at CBJ
  5. 282026-12-28: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 292026-12-29: no game
  7. 302026-12-30: at BOS
  8. 312026-12-31: no game
  9. 12027-01-01: no game
  10. 22027-01-02: at DET
  11. 32027-01-03: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~206 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,241 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

Another game at home.

  1. 242026-12-24: no game
  2. 252026-12-25: no game
  3. 262026-12-26: at CAR
  4. 272026-12-27: no game
  5. 282026-12-28: no game
  6. 292026-12-29: vs CAR
  7. 302026-12-30: no game
  8. 312026-12-31: at OTT
  9. 12027-01-01: vs MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 22027-01-02: no game
  11. 32027-01-03: 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
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

EDMPIT

Settled lines

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

EDM 76% (3rd most settled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← 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)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

EDM 49.5s (10th longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← 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)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series