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Projected Lineups for the Oilers vs Blues – 2/4/25

The Edmonton Oilers take on the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

OILERS (32-16-4) at BLUES (24-25-4)

8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN1

Oilers projected lineup

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

Darnell Nurse — Evan Bouchard
Mattias Ekholm — John Klingberg
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson

Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard

Scratched: Noah Philp, Troy Stecher

Injured: None

Status report

The Oilers held an optional morning skate Tuesday. … Ekholm is probable after missing a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday with an illness and would replace Stecher, a defenseman. 

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Blues projected lineup

Pavel Buchnevich — Robert Thomas — Jordan Kyrou
Dylan Holloway — Brayden Schenn — Mathieu Joseph
Jake Neighbours — Oskar Sundqvist — Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko — Radek Faksa — Alexandre Texier

Cam Fowler — Colton Parayko
Philip Broberg — Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter — Nick Leddy

Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer

Scratched: Nathan Walker

Injured: Colton Parayko (illness), Nick Leddy (lower body), Torey Krug (ankle)

Status report

Leddy will return after being out since Oct. 15 with a lower-body injury. … Tucker, a defenseman, briefly skated in the morning but left and was ruled out Tuesday and doubtful for Thursday. … Joseph, a forward, is doubtful and will be replaced by Walker, who was a healthy scratch Sunday for a 2-1 win at the Utah Hockey Club.

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Brian Finlayson

Brian Finlayson

Brian Finlayson is a lifelong hockey and overall sports fan who has spent the last several years contributing to The Hockey Writers as part of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose writing team.

Brian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications & Media from Canadian Mennonite University. He hopes to combine his loves of sports and storytelling to find a career in sports media. In the summer, Brian spends his time writing baseball for the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Winnipeg Sun.

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