
The Edmonton Oilers will play against the New York Rangers at Rogers Place tonight. The game will open with a ceremony to induct Charlie Huddy and Doug Weight into the Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame. The ceremony will start at 7pm with the official puck drop happening at 7:25pm Mountain Time.
This is the first game between these two teams this season. In six games over the past three seasons the Oilers have a 4-1-1 record versus the Rangers. The last four games were scores of 4-1, 4-3, 4-1, and 6-5.
Final Score: 5-4 Oilers
Earlier today we found out that Stuart Skinner would be the starting goalie for the Oilers. We also learned that the Oilers would start the game with new pairings - Mattias Ekholm was paired with Philip Broberg while Evan Bouchard & Vincent Desharnais took shifts with Brett Kulak.
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