Edmonton Oilers Lines
The most-used Edmonton Oilers forward line in the Oct 17 game vs UTA was Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Vasily Podkolzin (15:15 together at 5-on-5).
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Tue, Oct 20, 9:00 PM ET · vs Minnesota Wild
Lines, pairs and special teams
In the last game, the team played 55:52 at 5-on-5, 0:08 on the power play and 4:00 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Vasily Podkolzin | 15:15 | 27.3% |
| L2 | Zach Hyman(new to the top lines and pairs) – Colton Dach(new to the top lines and pairs) – Kasperi Kapanen(moved up) | 12:51 | 23.0% |
| L3 | Alex Formenton(moved down) – Mathieu Joseph(moved down) – Owen Michaels(moved down) | 9:10 | 16.4% |
| L4 | Isaac Howard – Trent Frederic(moved down) – Filip Hallander(moved down) | 8:00 | 14.3% |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard | 19:12 | 34.4% |
| D2 | Ryan Shea – Connor Murphy | 16:42 | 29.9% |
| D3 | Jake Walman(new to the top lines and pairs) – Ty Emberson | 12:25 | 22.2% |
Power play
No power play unit played together long enough to be listed.
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Connor McDavid – Kasperi Kapanen – Evan Bouchard – Ryan Shea | 1:22 | 34.2% |
| PK2 | Alex Formenton – Owen Michaels – Mattias Ekholm – Connor Murphy | 0:49 | 20.4% |
NEW: not in the previous game's top four lines or three pairs. ▲ ▼: moved up or down from the previous game.
Over 5 games, the team played 245:20 at 5-on-5, 17:19 on the power play and 21:18 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Vasily Podkolzin | 72:06 | 29.4% | 5 |
| L2 | Alex Formenton – Mathieu Joseph – Owen Michaels | 46:29 | 18.9% | 5 |
| L3 | Jason Dickinson – Filip Hallander – Kasperi Kapanen | 17:49 | 7.3% | 2 |
| L4 | Isaac Howard – Trent Frederic – Josh Samanski | 10:45 | 4.4% | 3 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard | 76:52 | 31.3% | 5 |
| D2 | Ryan Shea – Connor Murphy | 74:05 | 30.2% | 5 |
| D3 | Shakir Mukhamadullin – Ty Emberson | 29:08 | 11.9% | 3 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Kasperi Kapanen – Vasily Podkolzin – Evan Bouchard | 10:58 | 63.3% | 4 |
| PP2 | Isaac Howard – Trent Frederic – Filip Hallander – Mattias Ekholm – Ryan Shea | 2:06 | 12.1% | 3 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Alex Formenton – Connor McDavid – Mattias Ekholm – Connor Murphy | 3:02 | 14.2% | 4 |
| PK2 | Connor McDavid – Kasperi Kapanen – Evan Bouchard – Ryan Shea | 1:39 | 7.7% | 2 |
Over 8 games, the team played 388:46 at 5-on-5, 36:37 on the power play and 32:12 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Vasily Podkolzin | 98:27 | 25.3% | 7 |
| L2 | Alex Formenton – Mathieu Joseph – Owen Michaels | 66:39 | 17.1% | 7 |
| L3 | Isaac Howard – Trent Frederic – Josh Samanski | 21:23 | 5.5% | 5 |
| L4 | Jason Dickinson – Filip Hallander – Kasperi Kapanen | 17:49 | 4.6% | 2 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard | 115:29 | 29.7% | 8 |
| D2 | Ryan Shea – Connor Murphy | 103:48 | 26.7% | 8 |
| D3 | Shakir Mukhamadullin – Ty Emberson | 29:08 | 7.5% | 3 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Kasperi Kapanen – Vasily Podkolzin – Evan Bouchard | 17:57 | 49.0% | 6 |
| PP2 | Isaac Howard – Colton Dach – Trent Frederic – Ryan Shea – Jake Walman | 2:29 | 6.8% | 2 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Alex Formenton – Connor McDavid – Mattias Ekholm – Connor Murphy | 5:36 | 17.4% | 7 |
| PK2 | Mathieu Joseph – Kasperi Kapanen – Evan Bouchard – Ryan Shea | 1:50 | 5.7% | 3 |
Goalies
Started the last game (Oct 17 vs UTA): Tristan Jarry
| Goalie | Starts this season |
|---|---|
| Devon Levi | 5 |
| Tristan Jarry | 3 |
| Frederik Andersen | 0 |
Not in the last game
May be injured or a healthy scratch
- #16 Jason Dickinson, Center
- #13 Mattias Janmark, Center
- #46 Max Jones, Left wing
- #93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Center
- #22 Matt Savoie, Center
- #85 Shakir Mukhamadullin, Defense
- #75 Alec Regula, Defense
How these lines are calculated
Lines are rebuilt second by second from the NHL's official shift records. A trio or pair counts only at 5-on-5, and each window shows at most four lines and three pairs that played at least 3% of the team's 5-on-5 time. Read the full method.