Mattias Ekholm & Zach Hyman will make their returns to the Oilers lineup from injury on Tuesday while Calvin Pickard will get the start when Utah Hockey Club visits Rogers Place
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EDMONTON, AB – Defenceman Mattias Ekholm and winger Zach Hyman will make their returns to the lineup while goaltender Calvin Pickard will get the start for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in the first game of a three-game homestand at Rogers Place against Utah Hockey Club.
Ekholm missed six games for the Oilers due to injury, including all four games of Edmonton’s four-game road trip through New York and New Jersey this past week where they finished 2-2-0 after winning consecutive games against the New York Islanders and New York Rangers.
Hyman was 50/50 to play in Sunday’s 3-1 victory over the Rangers before being a late scratch because of an undisclosed injury, but the 32-year-old is set to take back his top-line spot alongside Connor McDavid, with Jeff Skinner poised to play right wing after having an impactful game at Madison Square Garden on the weekend.
After earning the win with 24 saves and a game-winning assist in Friday’s 3-2 overtime victory on Long Island, Pickard will make his 23rd start of the season as he and Stuart Skinner rotate starts for the Oilers following strong performances from each netminder over back-to-back victories.
Mattias speaks about getting back in the lineup on Tuesday against Utah
View the Oilers Projected Lineup vs. Utah below:
Skinner – McDavid – Hyman
Perry – Draisaitl – Brown
Podkolzin -Nugent-Hopkins – Arvidsson
Janmark – Henrique – Kapanen
Ekholm – Bouchard
Nurse – Walman
Kulak – Emberson
Pickard
Skinner

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