The Edmonton Oilers take on the Detroit Red Wings tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN1, SNP, FDSNDET
Red Wings projected lineup
Marco Kasper — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — Vladimir Tarasenko
Elmer Soderblom — Michael Rasmussen — Christian Fischer
Tyler Motte — Joe Veleno — Jonathan Berggren
Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson — Albert Johansson
Erik Gusafsson — Justin Holl
Alex Lyon
Cam Talbot
Scratched: William Lagesson, Dominik Shine
Injured: J.T. Compher (undisclosed)
Status report
Tarasenko will return after missing a 5-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday because of an illness; Shine, a forward, will be scratched.
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Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Connor Brown
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner — Adam Henrique — Zach Hyman
Corey Perry — Mattias Janmark — Noah Philp
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — John Klingberg
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Kasperi Kapanen, Troy Stecher
Injured: None
Status report
Klingberg will make his Oilers and season debut; he was limited to 14 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season because of hip surgery. … Kapanen, a forward, comes out for Jeff Skinner … Stuart Skinner will return and start after missing a 4-2 win against the Seattle Kraken on Monday to be with his wife, who was giving birth.
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