A pair of healthy scratches for the Oilers on Saturday.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch is sitting two of his younger guys in favor of veterans on Saturday.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch will be sitting his younger players in favor of established veterans for today's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
According to a report from Mark Spector, both defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Raphael Lavoie are sitting as healthy scratches today. The pair of Oilers youngsters have seen ice time this season but will both be sidelined this evening in favor of defenseman Vincent Desharnais and forward Adam Erne for today's game.
Here is a look at the full lineup:
RNH - McDavid - Brown
Kane - Draisaitl - Hyman
Foegele - McLeod - Ryan
Erne - Hamblin - Gagner
Nurse - Ceci
Ekholm - Bouchard
Kulak - Desharnais
Skinner