Edmonton activated three players off the injured reserve Saturday, and the return of Drake Caggiula, Matt Hendricks and Kris Russell proved to greatly benefit the team. In addition, they all managed to contribute to the Oilers 5-2 win in a big way.
Against the Blackhawks, the Oilers will go with similar combinations with some modifications.
Projected Lines
Here are the projected lines for Monday’s game against Chicago.
Milan Lucic-Connor McDavid-Jesse Puljujarvi
Patrick Maroon-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-Jordan Eberle
Anton Slepyshev-Leon Draisaitl-Zack Kassian
Matt Hendricks-Drake Caggiula-Tyler Pitlick
Extra: Benoit Pouliot, Mark Letestu
Defense:
Oscar Klefbom-Adam Larsson
Andrej Sekera-Kris Russell
Darnell Nurse-Matthew Benning
Extra: Eric Gryba
Goalies:
Cam Talbot
Jonas Gustavsson
Keys to Victory
Monday’s game will be one of the hardest match-ups for the Oilers so far this season.