The deadline for NHL teams to finalize their opening night roster is Tuesday at 5 p.m., but the Edmonton Oilers already have theirs ready. Edmonton announced their opening night lineup, as well as their final roster Tuesday afternoon.
Here are the projected lines, as well as everything you need to know regarding their team for the upcoming 2016-17 campaign.
Forwards:
Milan Lucic-Connor McDavid-Jordan Eberle
Benoit Pouliot-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-Leon Draisaitl
Patrick Maroon-Drake Caggiula-Jesse Puljujarvi
Tyler Pitlick-Mark Letestu-Zack Kassian
Defense:
Oscar Klefbom-Adam Larsson
Andrej Sekera-Kris Russell
Darnell Nurse-Brandon Davidson
Goalies:
Cam Talbot will be the team’s starting netminder, and Jonas Gustavsson will be the backup goalie.