Not only do Edmonton’s power-play units look different, but they also made changes to their forward lines and defence pairings. Following Monday’s skate, the Oilers’ lineup looks something like this.
Forwards:
Milan Lucic-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-Kailer Yamamoto
Patrick Maroon-Connor McDavid-Leon Draisaitl
Iiro Pakarinen-Mark Letestu-Zack Kassian
Drake Caggiula-Ryan Strome-Anton Slepyshev
Defence:
Darnell Nurse-Adam Larsson
Oscar Klefbom-Matthew Benning
Yohann Auvitu-Kris Russell
PP1 and PP2:
McDavid-Maroon-Caggiula-Letestu-Klefbom
Draisaitl-Nugent-Hopkins-Strome-Lucic-Benning
Forward Lines
When it comes to the Oilers’ forward lines, there are some important things to note moving forward.