The Edmonton Oilers travel to face the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
OILERS (43-26-5) at SHARKS (20-44-10)
10:30 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SNW
Oilers Projected Lineup
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Kasperi Kapanen — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Zach Hyman
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Connor Brown
Max Jones — Adam Henrique — Corey Perry
Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Calvin Pickard
Olivier Rodrigue
Scratched: None
Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Connor McDavid (lower body), Alec Regula (knee), Stuart Skinner (concussion)
Status Report:
The Oilers held an optional morning skate. … McDavid, Kane, and Frederic won’t play, but all three forwards practiced with Edmonton on Wednesday; McDavid is not expected to play the next three games. … Skinner, a forward, and defensemen Ekholm and Klingberg did not accompany the Oilers on their four-game road trip.
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Sharks Projected Lineup
Tyler Toffoli — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Collin Graf
Carl Grundstrom — Ty Dellandrea — Cam Lund
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Noah Gregor
Mario Ferraro — Timothy Liljegren
Lucas Carlsson — Jack Thompson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Henry Thrun
Georgi Romanov
Gabriel Carriere
Scratched: Nikolai Kovalenko, Klim Kostin
Injured: Logan Couture (groin), Jan Rutta (lower body), Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Jimmy Schuldt (undisclosed), Alexandar Georgiev (upper body), Shakir Mukhamadullin (undisclosed)
Status Report:
Mukhamadullin, a defenseman, will not play after leaving in the third period of a 4-3 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. … Rutta took part in the Sharks morning skate but remains out; the defenseman has not played since Jan. 23 … Thrun will return after missing 13 of the past 14 games with an upper-body injury. … Georgiev, a goalie, is day-to-day.
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