Predicted Oilers lineup tonight: Edmonton's projected lineup for game against Dallas Stars

The Edmonton Oilers are on the road to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 4 p.m. ET. Edmonton is coming off a 4-2 win over Nashville, their second triumph in a row.

Ahead of the Oilers game on Saturday, here's what their projected lines are expected to look like.

Predicted Oilers lineup

Forwards

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

Edmonton put Draisaitl and McDavid together up front, which has helped boost the offense as the Oilers won back-to-back games.

Defenseman

Mattias Ekholm - Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse - Troy Stetcher
Brett Kulak - Ty Emberson

The Oilers' blue line had question marks to begin the season, and the bottom two pairings have struggled at times through five games. However, against Nashville, Brett Kulak scored twice, and he believes Edmonton has started to play much better.

"It's always fun scoring goals, for sure, but it's more fun when the team builds its game," Kulak said, via NHL.com. "We did and it feels like we're getting our game back on track."

Goalies

Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard

Stuart Skinner will be back between the net, as he has been much better after a disastrous start. Skinner played well in the Oilers' wins against Philadelphia, and he will look to build on that against a Stars team that is one of the best in the NHL.

Skinner is 1-2-0 with a 4.42 GAA and a .845 SV%.

Oilers vs Stars Preview

Edmonton will continue its road trip and play the Dallas Stars, a team that just lost its first game of the season.

The Oilers and Stars both have great offenses, but Dallas does have the better goalie in Jake Oettinger, who just signed an extension.

However, Edmonton has confidence and momentum entering the game, as it is on a two-game winning streak. But Oettinger should be able to limit Edmonton's chances and help Dallas edge out a win here to get back into the win column.

Prediction: Dallas 4, Edmonton 2.

Edmonton Oilers October NHL schedule

@ Dallas, Oct. 19
vs Carolina, Oct. 22
vs Pittsburgh, Oct. 25
@ Detroit, Oct. 27
@ Columbus, Oct. 28
@ Nashville, Oct. 31

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Predicted Oilers lineup tonight: Edmonton's projected lineup for game against Dallas Stars | Oct 19, 2024