Oilers lineup tonight: Edmonton's projected lineup for game against Detroit Red Wings | Oct 27, 2024

Tonight, the Edmonton Oilers will look to pick up a win against the Detroit Red Wings after a shutout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. Ahead of the game, the team has just one player listed as out.

Evander Kane is on the long-term injured reserve list with two torn hip adductors, two hernias and two torn abdominal muscles.

With that in mind, let's look at the Oilers' projected lines tonight:

Forwards:

1. LW Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - C Connor McDavid - RW Zach Hyman
2. LW Vasily Podkolzin - C Leon Draisaitl - RW Viktor Arvidsson
3. LW Jeff Skinner - C Adam Henrique - RW Connor Brown
4. LW Mattias Janmark - C Derek Ryan - RW Corey Perry

Defense:

1. Mattias Ekholm - Evan Bouchard
2. Darnell Nurse - Troy Stecher
3. Brett Kulak - Ty Emberson

Goalies:

• Stuart Skinner
• Calvin Pickard

Powerplay:

1. Viktor Arvidsson, Leon Draisaitl, Jeff Skinner, Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard
2. Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Adam Henrique, Darnell Nurse, Mattias Ekholm

Penalty Kill:

1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Mattias Janmark, Mattias Ekholm, Brett Kulak
2. Adam Henrique, Connor Brown, Darnell Nurse, Troy Stecher

Looking at the Edmonton Oilers' seasons so far, and their schedule for the rest of October

After making it to the Stanley Cup Finals last season, before losing a seven-game series to the Florida Panthers, the Oilers entered into this season with high hopes.

Despite that, the team started off slow this season, being shut out by the Winnipeg Jets in their season opener at home before then losing two more home games. Those losses were to the Chicago Blackhawks and the Calgary Flames, respectively.

After going 0-3 to start the season, the team was able to string back-to-back wins in their next two games. They picked up a 4-3 win in overtime over the Philadelphia Flyers before then defeating the Nashville Predators later in the week.

While many fans hoped that would be the start of a long win streak, the team then dropped a road game to the Dallas Stars on Oct. 19 and a home game to the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 22.

In their most recent outing, the Oilers were able to pick up a big 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday at home. This was before kicking off a four-game road stint with tonight's game against the Red Wings which will run into the first week of November.

Following Sunday's game in Detroit, the team will travel to Ohio for the second leg of a back-to-back against the Columbus Blues. They will then close out the month with an Oct. 31 game against the Nashville Predators.