Hurricanes at Oilers

HURRICANES (18-6-1) at OILERS (16-9-0)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Nino Niederreiter -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Seth Jarvis -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Steven Lorentz -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin -- Ethan Bear
Brady Skjei -- Ian Cole
Brendan Smith -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Max Lajoie
Injured: Jordan Martinook (ankle)
COVID-19 protocol: Tony DeAngelo, Brett Pesce
Oilers projected lineup
Zach Hyman -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Warren Foegele -- Ryan McLeod -- Zack Kassian
Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan -- Colton Sceviour
Darnell Nurse -- Evan Bouchard
William Lagesson -- Cody Ceci
Markus Niemelainen -- Tyson Barrie
Mikko Koskinen
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Kyle Turris, Tyler Benson, Philip Broberg
Injured: Mike Smith (lower body), Slater Koekkoek (lower body), Duncan Keith (upper body), Kris Russell (upper body)
Status report
Bear will return after missing a 2-1 overtime win at the Calgary Flames on Thursday with a non-COVID-19-related illness. He will play his first game in Edmonton since traded to the Hurricanes by the Oilers for Foegele on July 28. ... Russell was placed on injured reserve Friday; the defenseman is expected to be out at least two weeks after leaving in the second period of a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday. ... Keith will miss his eighth straight game, but the defenseman skated Saturday and could return against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.