NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers (6-5-3) vs. Dallas Stars (6-3-3)

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Venue & Match Details

Stadium: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas (capacity ~18,500)

Puckdrop: 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT

Broadcast: ESPN+, Victory+, regional sports networks

Injury Report

Edmonton Oilers:

Zach Hyman (upper body) – Day-to-day

Mattias Janmark (undisclosed) – Out

Kasperi Kapanen (undisclosed) – Out

Alec Regula (undisclosed) – Out

Dallas Stars:

No major injuries reported

Player Matchups

Connor McDavid (EDM): 20 points (6G, 14A); surpassed 1,100 career points last week.

Leon Draisaitl (EDM): 9 goals, 7 assists; Oilers’ top finisher.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM): 12 points; secondary scoring option.

Jason Robertson (DAL): 10 points (3G, 7A); creative winger.

Wyatt Johnston (DAL): 11 points (7G, 4A); breakout young scorer.

Miro Heiskanen (DAL): 8 points (1G, 7A); anchors the blue line.

Goaltending:

Edmonton: Calvin Pickard (career 71–72–13, .902 SV%) expected to start.

Dallas: Jake Oettinger (3–2–2, 2.65 GAA, .912 SV%) likely starter.

Team Gorm

Edmonton Oilers:

Last 5: L–W–L–W–L (lost 3–2 to St. Louis on Nov. 3)

Goals For: 41 (3.2 per game, 12th NHL)

Goals Against: 40 (3.1 per game, 19th NHL)

Power Play: 33.3% (2nd NHL)

Penalty Kill: 80%

Dallas Stars:

Last 5: L–L–W–W–W (lost 4–3 SO to Florida on Nov. 1)

Goals For: 32 (2.7 per game, 25th NHL)

Goals Against: 35 (2.9 per game, 15th NHL)

Power Play: 31.7% (3rd NHL)

Penalty Kill: 82%

Series History

2024–25 Season: Dallas won 2 of 3 meetings.

Last 10 meetings: Stars lead 6–4.

At Dallas: Stars have won 4 of last 5.

Betting Trends

Edmonton: 4–4–2 in last 10, averaging 3.3 goals per game.

Dallas: 4–3–3 in last 10, averaging 2.3 goals per game.

Over has hit in 8 of Edmonton’s 14 games; Dallas games have gone Over in 6 of 12.

Stars: 5–4 as favorite, 2–3 when favored by -125 or shorter.

Oilers: 0–2–1 in last 3 road games.

Projected Score: Dallas 4 – Edmonton 3 (OT)

Game Odds

Edmonton Oilers              6.5

Dallas Stars                         – 125

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, November 3, 2025

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