Oilers lineup tonight: Edmonton's projected lineup for game against Florida Panthers | Dec. 16, 2024 

The Edmonton Oilers (18-10-2) will host the Florida Panthers (18-11-2) at home on Monday, December 16, with the game set to begin at 8:30 p.m. ET. Edmonton is coming off a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Ahead of this Stanley Cup Final rematch, here is what the Oilers' lineup is projected to look like.

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Edmonton Oilers projected lines

Forwards

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

The Oilers offense is starting to find its groove as Edmonton is led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who are two of the best players in the world.

Edmonton is averaging 3.23 goals per game and is coming off a 6-3 blowout win over Vegas.

Defenseman

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

Edmonton's blue line has been an issue, but they are starting to play better. The Oilers will likely trade for a defenseman or two at the trade deadline.

Goalies

• Stuart Skinner
• Calvin Pickard

The Oilers will be starting Skinner, who's 11-7-2 with a 2.82 GAA and a .897 SV%. He's coming off a great start against the Golden Knights.

"Stu was our best player tonight, I thought he played extremely well. He made one mistake tonight, but that was maybe our worst game that we defended,” Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said, via NHL.com. “The amount of chances that we gave up tonight and he made save after save. You need your goalie to make those saves, and I think our goaltenders have been really good the last few weeks and are winning us games.

“Obviously, we’re very happy with Stu and we need goaltending like that if we’re going to have success long-term, and this is the goaltending that I saw pretty much all of last year.”

In his career against Florida, Skinner is 2-0 with a 2.53 GAA and a .929 SV% in the regular season.

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Oilers vs Panthers: Prediction

Edmonton is a -125 favorite while Florida is a +105 underdog, while the over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Oilers and Panthers are two of the best teams in the NHL and it is a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Final. This should be a phenomenal game between two of the best offenses in the NHL.

Edmonton is playing well, while Florida is struggling as the West Coast road trip is always tough. Skinner should be able to continue to play well and lead the Oilers to a big home win here on Monday night.

Prediction: Oilers 3, Panthers 2.