The Edmonton Oilers are rolling a revised line-up for tonight’s game against the New York Rangers, with some notable changes following a strong start to the 2025-2026 season. All lines have changed and a few key injury notes will lead to another roster change in the coming days.
Andrew Mangiapane earns a promotion to the top alongside Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl after scoring in back-to-back games, giving the Oilers more scoring potential and chemistry with their dynamic duo. That means Trent Frederic will be pushed down after a few games on the top line, where he wasn’t the ideal fit.
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Jack Roslovic makes his Oilers debut on the second line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Matt Savoie, adding speed and depth to the middle six. Frederic will center the third line with Vasily Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen, replacing Noah Philp, who is left out of the lineup tonight.
The fourth line remains Adam Henrique, Isaac Howard and David Tomasek, although it hasn’t produced any good scoring opportunities early this season. That said, Tomasek got several looks on the power play against the Canucks on Saturday night.
On defense, Troy Stecher replaces Alec Regula, who finished Saturday’s game against Vancouver with a bang. He took two heavy hits from Evander Kane and remains offside. Pairings consist of Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard, Darnell Nurse and Stecher, with Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson in the third pair.
Jake Walman remains on injured reserve, but the hope is that he will be ready to play against the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
In net, Stuart Skinner starts, giving him another chance to stake his claim as the Oilers’ potential No. 1 pick, while Calvin Pickard serves as backup. Mattias Janmark could play later this weekend and Zach Hyman remains at LTIR.
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