Projected Lineups for the Oilers vs Kings - 4/21/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of their first-round matchup at Crypto.com Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

OILERS (P3) at KINGS (P2)

Western Conference First Round, Game 1

10 p.m. ET; FDSNW, ESPN2, TVAS2, SN

Oilers projected lineup

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

Darnell Nurse — Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak — Jake Walman
Ty Emberson — Joshua Brown

Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard

Scratched: Derek Ryan, Max Jones, Cam Dineen

Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (lower body), Alec Regula (knee), Troy Stecher (undisclosed)

Status report:

Kane, a forward, and defensemen Ekholm and Stecher have been ruled out for Game 1. … Frederic, a forward, is a game-time decision.

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Kings projected lineup

Andrei Kuzmenko — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Jeff Malott — Samuel Helenius — Alex Turcotte

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov — Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas, Pheonix Copley, Jacob Moverare, Trevor Lewis

Injured: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed)

Status report

The Kings held an optional morning skate. … Copley, a goalie, was recalled on an emergency basis from Ontario of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Jeannot, a forward, remains week to week.

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