Dallas Stars at Edmonton OilersDec 17, 2026

Time TBDThursday, Dec 17, 2026

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Dallas StarsDAL

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Edmonton OilersEDM

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

DALaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 2,661 km travel · -1 h

1 day rest vs 2 days rest

EDMhome±0.0 pts

2 days rest · 2,974 km travel · -2 h

2 days rest vs 1 day rest

No meaningful schedule edge: DAL (1 day rest) at EDM (2 days rest).

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Dallas Stars

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Jake Oettinger78%
Casey DeSmith22%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 0–4 vs STL · Oct 2

L1Rantanen – Johnston – Hryckowian
7:27
L2Faksa – Bäck – Kiviranta
6:35
L3Seguin – Hintz – Robertson
6:29
L4Benn – Steel – Hyry
5:40
D1Heiskanen – Harley
11:30
D2Myers – Bichsel
11:21
D3Lindell – Lundkvist
9:43
PP1Rantanen – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
5:12

Projected DAL lines →·DAL goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Edmonton Oilers

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Tristan Jarry64%
Frederik Andersen25%
Devon Levi10%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 9–7 at VAN · Oct 1

L1Draisaitl – McDavid – Podkolzin
12:01
L2Joseph – Formenton – Michaels
10:30
L3Kapanen – Jones – Dach
8:58
L4Frederic – Howard – Samanski
6:34
D1Murphy – Shea
14:43
D2Ekholm – Bouchard
12:06
D3Walman – Mukhamadullin
7:11
PP1Draisaitl – Kapanen – McDavid – Bouchard – Podkolzin
4:22

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Game day: all games on Dec 17.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.