OILERS (28-22-8) at DUCKS (30-23-3)
10:30 p.m. ET; Victory+, SNW
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Matt Savoie — Leon Draisaitl — Jack Roslovic
Vasily Podkolzin — Adam Henrique — Trent Frederic
Andrew Mangiapane — Curtis Lazar — Mattias Janmark
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Jake Walman
Spencer Stastney — Ty Emberson
Tristan Jarry
Connor Ingram
Scratched: Josh Samanski
Injured: Kasperi Kapanen (undisclosed)
Ducks projected lineup
Alex Killorn — Leo Carlsson — Beckett Sennecke
Chris Kreider — Ryan Poehling — Troy Terry
Jeffrey Viel — Mason McTavish — Cutter Gauthier
Ross Johnston — Tim Washe — Jansen Harkins
Jackson LaCombe — Jacob Trouba
Olen Zellweger — Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov — Ian Moore
Lukas Dostal
Ville Husso
Scratched: Drew Helleson, Frank Vatrano, Ryan Strome
Injured: Mikael Granlund (upper body)
Status report
McDavid took part in the Oilers morning skate and will play after representing Team Canada in the Olympics. … Henrique is expected to be activated from injured reserve and return after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury. … Kapanen, a forward, is expected to miss at least the next two games. … Savoie was recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Carlsson will return after missing 11 games following a procedure on Jan. 16 to treat a left thigh injury. … Vatrano has recovered from a fractured shoulder that caused him to miss 18 games, but the forward has been away from the team since Saturday for personal reasons and remains on injured reserve. … LaCombe will play after helping Team USA win gold at the Olympics. … Granlund, a forward who was injured playing for Team Finland at the Olympics, will not play; Anaheim coach Joel Quenneville said he expectes the forward back on the ice later this week. … The Ducks recalled Washe and Moore from San Diego of the AHL on Tuesday.
