Projected Lineups for Oilers vs Ducks – 3/4/25

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Anaheim Ducks this evening. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

DUCKS (26-26-7) at OILERS (35-21-4)

9 p.m. ET; SN1, Victory+

Ducks projected lineup

Frank Vatrano — Ryan Strome — Troy Terry
Trevor Zegras — Leo Carlsson — Alex Killorn
Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Sam Colangelo
Ross Johnston — Isaac Lundestrom – Jansen Harkins

Jackson Lacombe — Radko Gudas
Olen Zellweger — Jacob Trouba
Brian Dumoulin — Drew Helleson

Lukas Dostal
John Gibson

Scratched: Brett Leason, Pavel Mintyukov

Injured: Robby Fabbri (upper body), Brock McGinn (torn ACL)

Status report:

Zegras will return following a three-game suspension for interference against Detroit Red Wings center Michael Rasmussen during a 5-4 overtime loss on Feb. 23. … Zellweger will enter the lineup in place of Mintyukov, a defenseman

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Oilers projected lineup

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

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

Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner

Scratched: Jeff Skinner, Troy Stecher

Injured: Evander Kane (hip, knee), Alec Regula (knee)

Status report:

Nurse will return after missing two games with an undisclosed injury; Stecher, a defenseman, will come out. … Savoie will play in place of forward Jeff Skinner. … Pickard will start consecutive regular-season games for the first time this season, following a 3-1 win at the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

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