After a sluggish loss Wednesday against Vancouver, the Edmonton Oilers are looking to fly into Winnipeg with a bang.
As they prepare to face-off against the Jets Friday, they are seemingly dropping hints about what their NHL opening night roster will look like. In fact, when you take a look at the forward lines for the game, they seem to be lines that you would expect for Edmonton when they begin the season.
For those of you who don’t know, here are the lines for Friday’s matchup.
Forward Lines:
Milan Lucic-Connor McDavid-Jordan Eberle
Benoit Pouliot-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-Jesse Puljujarvi
Patrick Maroon-Drake Caggiula-Nail Yakupov
Matt Hendricks-Mark Letestu-Zack Kassian
(Kris Versteeg-Anton Lander-Iiro Pakarinen)
Defensive Pairings:
Oscar Klefbom-Adam Larsson
Jordan Oesterle-Mark Fayne
Griffin Reinhart-Matt Benning
Starting Netminder:
Cam Talbot will be between the pipes for the Oilers tonight, making his preseason debut.