The Edmonton Oilers take on the New York Islanders at UBS Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
OILERS (37-24-4) at ISLANDERS (29-28-7)
7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, SNW, TVAS
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner — Adam Henrique — Connor Brown
Max Jones — Kasperi Kapanen — Corey Perry
Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: None
Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Alec Regula (knee), Mattias Janmark (illness)
Status report:
The Oilers did not hold a morning skate following a 3-2 loss at the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. … Pickard will start after Skinner made 19 saves Thursday. … Janmark, a forward did not play at New Jersey.
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Islanders projected lineup
Anthony Duclair — Bo Horvat — Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Pierre Engvall — Casey Cizikas — Hudson Fasching
Maxim Tsyplakov — Kyle MacLean — Marc Gatcomb
Alexander Romanov — Tony DeAngelo
Adam Pelech — Noah Dobson
Scott Mayfield — Ryan Pulock
Ilya Sorokin
Marcus Hogberg
Scratched: Scott Perunovich, Matt Martin, Mike Reilly
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Adam Boqvist (upper body)
Status report:
Boqvist, a defenseman, will not play after being injured during a 4-1 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. … Mayfield will re-enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch Tuesday.
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