Projected Lineups for the Oilers vs Red Wings – 10/27/24

The Edmonton Oilers face the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

OILERS (3-4-1) at RED WINGS (4-4-0)

6 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, NHLN, SN

Oilers projected lineup

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner — Adam Henrique — Connor Brown
Mattias Janmark — Derek Ryan — Corey Perry

Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak – Ty Emberson

Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard

Scratched: Travis Dermott

Injured: None

Status report

• Neither team was scheduled to hold a morning skate Sunday.
• The Oilers are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 4-0 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

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Red Wings projected lineup

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Joe Veleno — J.T. Compher — Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen — Andrew Copp — Christian Fischer
Jonatan Berggren — Marco Kasper — Vladimir Tarasenko

Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Jeff Petry
Erik Gustafsson — Justin Holl

Cam Talbot
Alex Lyon

Scratched: Albert Johansson, Olli Maatta

Injured: Tyler Motte (upper body)

Status report

• Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde juggled lines during a 5-3 loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, moving Veleno to the second line in place of Tarasenko.

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