clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Game Thread: Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks - Preseason Game #8

Finally the preseason comes to an end.

Derek Leung/Getty Images

What you need to know

Edmonton Oilers Preseason Record: 5-2-0
Vancouver Canucks Preseason Record: 2-2-2
Puck Drop: 7:00PM MST
Television: Sportsnet 360
The Opposing View: Nucks Misconduct

Tonight's Storyline

With players being cut on an almost daily basis, rosters change quickly during the preseason. But the Oilers roster will be different tonight for an entirely different reason. With Nail Yakupov now a member of the St. Louis Blues and Kris Russell the newest member of the Oilers blue line the team looks very different today when compared to what we would have seen at this time tomorrow. Do these moves make the team better? Will they be enough to give the Oilers a shot at making the playoffs? Only time will tell.

Line Combinations

From edmontonoilers.com:

Forwards
Milan Lucic - Connor McDavid - Jordan Eberle
Benoit Pouliot - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Leon Draisaitl
Patrick Maroon - Anton Lander - Jesse Puljujarvi
Tyler PitlickMark Letestu - Zack Kassian

Defencemen
Oscar Klefbom - Adam Larsson
Andrej Sekera - Kris Russell
Darnell Nurse - Mark Fayne

Goaltenders
Cam Talbot
Jonas Gustavsson