NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Edmonton Oilers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday, January 3
21:00
Swedish time
in 57 days and 21 hours
Local time: 15:00, Sunday, January 3
Edmonton Oilers visit Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, January 3. The puck drops at 21:00 Swedish time, which is 15:00 at the arena.
Oilers are 1st in the Pacific with 25 points from 17 games, while Penguins are 7th in the Metropolitan with 12 points from 16. It is meeting 1 of 2 between the teams this season. 6 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell.
The Swedes in the game
#14
Mattias EkholmD
7 P15 games, 2 goals, 5 assists
Last 5: 4 P · vs Penguins: 15 P in 28
#19
Filip HållanderC
3 P11 games, 1 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 0 P
#13
Mattias JanmarkC
0 PInjured, expected back NOV 28
No games yet this season
vs Penguins: 5 P in 16
The teams going in
| EDM | Comparison | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Points | 12 |
| 17 | Games | 16 |
| 11-3-3 | W-L-OT | 5-9-2 |
| 1st Pacific | In the division | 7th Metropolitan |
| 4th | In the NHL | 29th |
| 4.18 | Goals per game | 3.19 |
| 3.12 | Against per game | 3.63 |
| +18 | Goal difference | -7 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 2-7-1 |
| L1 | Streak | L3 |
| 7-0-1 | Road / home this year | 4-3-1 |
| Back-to-back | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 6, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
EDM52 %47 wins
PIT43 %39 wins
Oilers have won 52% of the meetings.4 ties (5 %)
PIT@EDM
6–2January 23, 2026 · 9mo ago
4Swedes in action1 G2 A3 P
EDM@PIT
6–4December 17, 2025 · 10mo ago
4Swedes in action1 G4 A5 P
EDM@PIT
3–5January 10, 2025 · 1y ago
6Swedes in action1 G4 A5 P
PIT@EDM
0–4October 26, 2024 · 2y ago
6Swedes in action1 G4 A5 P
EDM@PIT
4–0March 10, 2024 · 2y ago
6Swedes in action1 G1 A2 P