The Edmonton Oilers take on the Dallas Stars today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
Western Conference Final, Game 4
Edmonton leads best-of-7 series 2-1
8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN, ESPN+
Stars projected lineup
Mikael Granlund — Roope Hintz — Mikko Rantanen
Mason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Evgenii Dadonov
Jason Robertson — Sam Steel — Colin Blackwell
Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley — Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel — Alex Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Â Oskar Back, Mavrik Bourque, Mathew Dumba, Ilya Lyubushkin, Brendan Smith
Injured:Â Nils Lundkvist (shoulder)
Status report
Hintz will again be a game-time decision; the center hasn’t played since being slashed on the top of the skate by Nurse in the third period of Game 2. Back replaced Hintz for Game 3 on Sunday.Â
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Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Kasperi Kapanen
Evander Kane — Adam Henrique — Viktor Arvidsson
Trent Frederic — Mattias Janmark — Corey Perry
Brett Kulak — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Jake Walman — John Klingberg
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched:Â Joshua Brown, Cam Dineen, Ty Emberson, Max Jones, Derek Ryan, Jeff Skinner
Injured:Â Connor Brown (undisclosed), Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed)
Status report
Arvidsson will replace Brown, a forward, who left Game 3 after a body check from Petrovic … Pickard will dress for the first time since he was injured during a collision in the crease during Game 2 of the second round against the Vegas Golden Knights. … Ekholm, a defenseman, continues to practice with the Oilers but will not return Tuesday.
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