NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 01/24/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Edmonton Oilers (25-19-8, 58 pts) vs Washington Capitals (24-21-6, 54 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Saturday, January 24th
Time: 10:00 pm ET / 9:00 pm CT / 8:00 pm MT
TV: / Monumental Sports Network / Sportsnet
Radio:
Washington Capitals – The Fan (106.7 FM)
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers are second in the Pacific Division with 58 points and a 1-2 record in their current eight game homestand.
Washington Capitals News & Notes:
The Capitals are six points out of an Eastern Conference Wild Card spot, playing the second half of a back-to-back on their Alberta road trip after a 3-1 win against the Flames.
Capitals Projected Lines:
McMichael/Strome/Leonard
Protas/Sourdif/Wilson
Ovechkin/Dowd/Frank
Duhaime/Lapierre/Beauvillier
Fehrevary/Carlson
Chychrun/Roy
Sandin/Van Riemsdyk
Lindgren
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Nugent-Hopkins/McDavid/Hyman
Howard/Roslovic/Savoie
Mangiapane/Lazar/Janmark
Frederic/Podkolzin
Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Emberson
Walman/Stastney
Regula
Jarry
Players To Watch:
Washington Capitals
31-year-old forward Tom Wilson, joining Team Canada at this year’s Winter Olympics, leads the Capitals with 44 points through 43 games and 10 points through 17 career games against the Oilers.
Edmonton Oilers
33-year-old forward Zach Hyman has 31 points through 33 games this season, 7 goals in the month of January. With the recent injury to Tampa Bay forward Braydon Point, some analysts have pinned Hyman as a potential replacement for Team Canada at this year’s Winter Olympics.
Injury Report:
Washington Capitals
C / Pierre-Luc Dubois / IR
Edmonton Oilers
RW / Kasperi Kapanen / DTD
C / Adam Henrique / IR
C / Leon Draisaitl / OUT
Next Game:
Washington Capitals – January 27 at Seattle Kraken
Edmonton Oilers – January 26 vs Anaheim Ducks
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