SEATTLE, WA – The Edmonton Oilers will start with the same lines they finished with against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday when they open up back-to-back games on the West Coast this weekend at Climate Pledge Arena against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will each centre their own lines, with two rookies in Isaac Howard and Matt Savoie each getting another opportunity in the top six alongside the two superstars after impressing Head Coach Kris Knoblauch enough to allow for them to continue in their current roles.
"Obviously, all three of them (McDavid, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins) are very good centres, and it gives us a strength now to do that," Knoblauch said. "We need other guys to step up and be able to play some pretty significant roles, and some young guys moved up into our top six and have been playing really well, so hopefully, that will continue."
Stuart Skinner will get the start tonight and is 8-2-0 in his career against the Kraken.
