PRESEASON GAME THREAD - Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks

Preseason action as the Canucks visit the Oilers on second game of back-to-back

By Jeff Chapman@NewWaveOil Sep 25, 2018, 6:00pm MDT

Vegas Golden Knights v Edmonton Oilers — Ty Rattie will be on the top line with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tonight

Edmonton Oilers vs.

Vancouver Canucks

7 PM MST

Rogers Place

TV: Sportsnet One (NHL Network in USA)

Radio: 630 CHED

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OILERS LINES

Forwards

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Connor McDavid - Ty Rattie

Milan Lucic - Leon Draisaitl - Kailer Yamamoto

Tobias Rieder - Jujhar Khaira - Jesse Puljujarvi

Alex Chiasson - Kyle Brodziak - Zack Kassian

Defence

Oscar Klefbom - Adam Larsson

Darnell Nurse - Matthew Benning

Kris Russell - Evan Bouchard

GOAL

Cam Talbot

Al Montoya

THREE THINGS TO WATCH FOR

Save for maybe Ryan Strome being held out of the lineup, this looks pretty close to what the Oilers could possibly roll with to start the season in just over a week. Is this team good enough to win against a Canucks team in preseason?

This from an NHL scout today:
"Bouchard is going to make the Oilers out of the gate. He is their best puck-mover. Smart and poised when he has it.
They are going to have to work with him on defending, but he flat out makes plays.."
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) September 22, 2018

Look for Evan Bouchard to be paired with Kris Russell. With only six players remaining to be cut, you can bet that Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli is hoping that Bouchard and Russell don’t look out of place in tonight’s tune up against Vancouver.
Look for the third line that will feature Jujhar Khaira down the middle with Tobias Rieder and Jesse Puljujarvi on the wings. Is this what a third scoring line could look like?

#GOILERS