
Edmonton Oilers News




Jeff Skinner will draw back into Edmonton's lineup on Thursday against the Florida Panthers, sending Savoie to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 21-year-old Savoie is averaging 12:13 time-on-ice and has one point (0G / 1A) in three games with Edmonton this season.

Frederic's name has circulated around trade rumors lately, which could be halted with his week-to-week lower-body injury. The 27-year-old Frederic is averaging 13:50 time-on-ice, recording 15 points (8G / 7A) and 155 hits in 57 games this season.

Tomkins served as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The 30-year-old Tomkins returns to the AHL, where he has a 2.54 GAA and .911 SV% in 22 games with the Syracuse Crunch (9-9-4).


Stillman was a surprise addition to Tuesday night's lineup as the Hurricanes are opting to dress seven blue-liners. Tyson Jost will sit in his place.

The Hurricanes are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and will switch to Andersen between the pipes on Tuesday for his first action since before the break for the 4Nations Face-Off. The 35-year-old Andersen has a 2.12 GAA and .914 SV% in nine games this season (6-3-0). The Hurricanes enter the action on Tuesday as sizeable -212 road favorites against a Canadiens squad coming off a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Lukas Reichel will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against Utah HC, allowing Dach to re-enter the lineup. Dach made his NHL debut on January 3rd and was a regular in the Blackhawks lineup for the entire month before being reassigned to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) at the beginning of February. The 22-year-old forward has four points (1G / 3A) in 13 games with the Blackhawks this season.

The Hurricanes are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and will likely switch to Andersen between the pipes on Tuesday for his first action since before the break for the 4Nations Face-Off. The 35-year-old Andersen has a 2.12 GAA and .914 SV% in nine games this season (6-3-0). The Hurricanes enter the action on Tuesday as sizeable -212 road favorites against a Canadiens squad coming off a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Dach made his NHL debut on January 3rd and was a regular in the Blackhawks lineup for the entire month before being reassigned to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) at the beginning of February. The 22-year-old forward has four points (1G / 3A) in 13 games with the Blackhawks this season.







