EDMONTON -- Tonight is the night.
It's the night the Edmonton Oilers have circled on their calendars since June: a Thursday night game against the reigning Florida Panthers.
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This will be their second and final meeting against the Panthers. On December 16th, they lost a high-scoring 6-5 game in Edmonton. Kris Knoblauch and company have decided to change the lines as they prepare to play on Thursday night.
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Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Hyman
The Oilers have finally done it: They have reunited Connor McDavid with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman. Given the results of the last four games, it's no surprise that they are resorting to this line combination.
Skinner - Draisaitl - Arvidsson
Fan backlash was severe when the Knoblauch decided to make Jeff Skinner a healthy scratch to make room for Mattias Janmark to draw back into the fold. Now, it appears as though Skinner will be given a golden opportunity. Leon Draisaitl will center the team's second line with Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson.
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Janmark - Henrique - Brown
It's convenient timing that one of the best lines for the Oilers during the Stanley Cup Final is reunited to face against the team that stole their dream—Adam Henrique, Connor Brown, and Janmark band together as the team's third line.
Podkolzin - Kapanen - Perry
The team's fourth line could be an underrated combination. Kasperi Kapanen will center a line with Vasily Podkolzin and Corey Perry on either side. This line is very fast, skilled, and physical.
Matt Savoie Is A Healthy Scratch
Matt Savoie has played very well recently. However, with Skinner coming back into the lineup, he's drawing the short end of the hockey stick and coming out.
Thursday night's game starts at 5:00 PM Mountain Time on Sportsnet and Sportsnet One.
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