Oilers lineup tonight: Edmonton's projected lineup for game against Vegas Golden Knights | Nov. 6, 2024

The Edmonton Oilers host the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. EST. Edmonton (6-6-1) is coming off a 3-0 shutout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Monday. Ahead of the pivotal game, here is what the Oilers lineup is projected to look like.

Predicted Edmonton Oilers lineup

Forwards

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

The Oilers offense is boosted by the return of Connor McDavid who was dealing with an ankle injury he sustained during his game against the .

"It feels pretty good. There's not too much limiting me on the ice,” McDavid said to the media on Sunday, via NHL.com. “I'm happy with how it feels from when it happened until now. ... We're going to go day-by-day here, and I felt good out there today. We'll see how it responds and go from there."

Defensemen

• Mattias Ekholm - Evan Bouchard
• Darnell Nurse - Travis Dermott
• Brett Kulak - Ty Emberson

Edmonton's blue line has been a bit of an issue, but the Oilers have been using these pairings for the last couple of games.

Goalies

• Stuart Skinner
• Calvin Pickard

Skinner will get the start on Wednesday. His last game was the 4-2 win against Calgary on Sunday.

"It felt fantastic, especially being able to get the win," Skinner said, via NHL.com. "Obviously, they put a ton of pressure on us at the end there, and Rico came up with a massive block to keep things easy on me. After that Columbus game, I had a long time to wait, so it feels a little bit more like a win."

Skinner is 3-4-1 with a 3.31 GAA and a .881 SV%.

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Vegas and Edmonton is a pick'em as it's expected to be a close game.

The Oilers didn't play well against New Jersey but this is a good spot for Edmonton to get a big win at home against New Jersey. Skinner has been playing better in net, while Edmonton's offense should be much better after getting shutout by New Jersey.

Prediction: Oilers 3, Golden Knights 2.