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Projected Lineups for Oilers vs Golden Knights – 4/1/25

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Vegas Golden Knights today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

OILERS (42-26-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (45-20-8)

10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, SN1, TVAS

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 will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday. … McDavid made the trip and was on the ice for Edmonton’s morning skate in a non-contact jersey; the center will miss his fifth straight game. 

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Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Brandon Saad — Nicolas Roy — Pavel Dorofeyev
Victor Olofsson — William Karlsson – Reilly Smith
Tanner Pearson — Brett Howden — Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Nicolas Hague — Kaedan Korczak

Adin Hill
Akira Schmid

Scratched: Ben Hutton, Cole Schwindt, Trevor Connelly

Injured: Tomas Hertl (upper body), Alex Pietrangelo (lower body), Ilya Samsonov (lower body)

Status report:

The Golden Knights will dress the same lineup they used in a 3-1 win at the Nashville Predators on Saturday. … Connelly, a forward, signed a three-year, entry-level contract Tuesday. … Schmid was recalled from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Monday.

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Jesse Courville-Lynch

Jesse Courville-Lynch

Jesse has been a writer for over four years, starting with The Hockey Writers back in January of 2023. While previously holding credentials for the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings, he primarily covers his hometown Edmonton Oilers, while also being an at-large writer. Away from writing, he is a hockey coach, currently serving as the Assistant Coach of the PAC U17AAA Saints. Jesse has obtained a freelance and sports writing diploma with distinction from the London School of Journalism, while also pursuing a business administration diploma from NAIT.

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