Projected Lineups for the Jets vs Oilers – 10/9/24

The Winnipeg Jets face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

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JETS (0-0-0) at OILERS (0-0-0)

10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNW

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Conner — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti — Vladislav Namestnikov — Nikolaj Ehlers
Nino Niederreiter — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron — Rasmus Kupari — Alex Iafallo

Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury — Colin Miller

Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie

Scratched: Dylan Coghlan, Kaapo Kahkonen

Injured: David Gustafsson (lower body)

Status report:
– Hellebuyck was away from the Jets for two days for personal reasons but will start.

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Oilers projected lineup

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

Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Ty Emberson
Brett Kulak — Travis Dermott

Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard

Scratched: Matt Savoie, Troy Stecher, Cameron Wright

Injured: None

Status report:
– In Oilers camp on a professional tryout before being signed to a contract Tuesday, Dermott will make his Edmonton debut on the third defense pair with Kulak in place of Stecher.
– Jeff Skinner, who also will play his first game with the Oilers, will start the game next to Draisaitl but is expected to bounce between second and third-line left wing throughout the game.
– Stuart Skinner will make his first opening-night start in his three seasons in Edmonton.

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