Projected Lineups for the Oilers vs Kings – 4/5/25

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

OILERS (44-26-5) at KINGS (43-23-9)

4 p.m. ET; FDSNW, SNW, SNO, SNE

Oilers projected lineup

Vasily Podkolzin — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Viktor Arvidsson
Trent Frederic — Adam Henrique — Zach Hyman
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Connor Brown
Max Jones — Kasperi Kapanen — Corey Perry

Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson

Calvin Pickard
Olivier Rodrigue

Scratched: None

Injured: Leon Draisaitl (lower body), Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Connor McDavid (lower body), Alec Regula (knee), Stuart Skinner (concussion)

Status report:

Draisaitl is “out short term” but the center should be available “well before” the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin, Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Friday; the center left in the second period of a 3-2 win at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in his third game back after missing four games with an undisclosed injury. … Frederic could make his Oilers debut; he has not played since being acquired from the Boston Bruins as part of a three-team trade on March 4 because of an ankle injury.

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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 — Trevor Lewis

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

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas, Jacob Moverare

Injured: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed), Alex Turcotte (upper body)

Status report:

The Kings, who did not practice Friday, could dress the same lineup they used in a 4-2 win at Utah Hockey Club on Thursday.

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