Travis Dermott will return to the lineup on Tuesday, sending Emberson back to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Emberson has zero points, a -3 plus/minus, five blocks, and six hits through five games this season.

O'Reilly was the 32nd overall pick of the Oilers in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old is in his third season with the London Knights. He had 56 points (20G / 36A) in 68 games with London last season.

After a disappointing three-game losing skid to start the season, the Oilers have won two straight and will return to Skinner between the pipes on Saturday afternoon in a rematch of the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Stars. Skinner has allowed three or more goals in each of his three games this season (1-2-0), but was solid in his most recent outing, saving 27 of 30 shots (.900 SV%) in a 4-3 overtime win against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Fresh off of their first victory of the season, snapping a three-game losing skid, the Oilers will switch to Pickard between the pipes on Thursday evening against the Nashville Predators. The Predators are off to a rough start, one of only two teams yet to record a point in the standings (0-3-0), and as such, the Oilers enter gameplay as -126 road favorites. The 32-year-old Pickard has struggled in two appearances this season (0-1-0), posting a 4.17 GAA and .778 SV% but was excellent as the Oilers backup netminder last season, posting a 2.45 GAA and .909 SV% in 23 outings (12-7-1).

Nathan Walker will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Kapanen to re-enter the lineup for the Blues. The 28-year-old Kapanen has zero points in three games this season, recording a -3 plus/minus while averaging 15:14 time-on-ice.

Fresh off of their first victory of the season, snapping a three-game losing skid, the Oilers will switch to Pickard between the pipes on Thursday evening against the Nashville Predators. The Predators are off to a rough start, one of only two teams yet to record a point in the standings (0-3-0), and as such, the Oilers enter gameplay as -126 road favorites. The 32-year-old Pickard has struggled in two appearances this season (0-1-0), posting a 4.17 GAA and .778 SV% but was excellent as the Oilers backup netminder last season, posting a 2.45 GAA and .909 SV% in 23 outings (12-7-1).

Skinner has struggled early in the season, mirroring the Oilers' ability to score only three goals through three games (0-3-0). The 25-year-old Skinner has allowed eight goals on 41 shots (.805 SV%) through two games this season but is hopeful to return closer to his 2.69 GAA and .909 SV% accumulated over his 123-game career before the start of the 2024-25 campaign. The winless Oilers enter action on Tuesday as -190 home favorites against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Travis Dermott will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Emberson to re-enter the lineup. Through two games this season, the 24-year-old Emberson has a -4 plus/minus and two penalty minutes while averaging 17:27 time-on-ice.

Stecher was a healthy scratch for Edmonton's first two games of the season but will make his debut on Sunday as he replaces Ty Emberson in the lineup. The 30-year-old defensemen was acquired at last year's trade deadline from Arizona, but only appeared in seven games for the OIlers, picking up two assists and a +4 plus/minus.

Emberson will find himself in the pressbox on Sunday vs. Calgary after just two games as he is replaced by Troy Stetcher in the Oiler's lineup. The 24-year-old's first two games in Edmonton have not gone as planned as the defensemen is without a point and has a -4 plus/minus while averaging 17:27 TOI/GP.

Pickard allowed one goal on seven shots after replacing Stuart Skinner in the Oilers' 6-0 loss to the Jets on opening night. With a back-to-back this weekend, Pickard will start the easier of the two matchups vs. the Blackhawks on Saturday. The Oilers are the biggest favourites (-348) on Saturday's slate and Pickard had a 27-save shutout in his only game against them last season.

Pickard allowed one goal on seven shots after replacing Stuart Skinner in the Oilers' 6-0 loss to the Jets on opening night. With a back-to-back this weekend, Pickard will start the easier of the two matchups vs. the Blackhawks on Saturday. The Oilers are the biggest favourites (-348) on Saturday's slate and Pickard had a 27-save shutout in his only game against them last season.

Stecher will be a healthy scratch in the season opener for the Oilers, allowing Travis Dermott to make his debut with the team. The 30-year-old Stecher joined the Oilers late last season and tallied two points (0G / 2A), a +4 plus/minus, 10 blocks, and 15 hits in seven games.

For the first time in his young career, Skinner enters the 2024-25 campaign as the undisputed starting goalie for the Edmonton Oilers. The 25-year-old Skinner had an up-and-down 2023-24 season, posting a 2.62 GAA and .905 SV% in 59 games (36-16-5), but had a 17-game stretch to end the season (11-2-3) where he allowed three or fewer goals in all but one game, posting a .922 SV% before leading his club to the Stanley Cup finals. Skinner and the Oilers will open the season against a Winnipeg Jets club he posted a 2-0-1 record against along with a 2.27 GAA and .910 SV%.

Bakersfield (AHL) shored up its offensive on Monday as Edmonton signed Cameron Wright to a one-year, two-way contract worth $952,000 AAV. The 26-year-old forward spent 2023-24 split between Bakersfield (AHL) and Fort Wayne (ECHL) and had a combined 16 goals and 26 points in 52 games played.

Ryan was late to practice on Friday and only participated in a few drills after it was announced that he was day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. The 37-year-old is entering his tenth NHL season and was expected to battle for a spot in Edmonton's bottom-six after scoring five goals, 12 points and eight PIMs in 70 games in 2023-24.

Kane will undergo surgery and will miss training camp and the beginning of the 2024-25 season. Oilers' GM Stan Bowman said that Kane is going to be "out for a while." Kane still hasn't undergone surgery, so expect him to miss a significant portion of the season and he should open the fantasy hockey season on the waiver wire.