Murray was not in the lineup for the last three games but will replace Kurtis MacDermid in the lineup on Saturday afternoon. It's been a quiet, injury-filled season for the Murray, who has just four assists in 23 games.
Regula has spent most of the season with the Rockford IceHogs but will play Friday after sitting as a healthy scratch on Thursday. The 21-year-old defenseman will replace Erik Gustafsson in the lineup.
Dermott was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will play Thursday vs. the Penguins. Dermott will replace Timothy Liljegren, who was assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on Wednesday.
With Mikko Koskinen returning from the COVID-19 protocol list, Skinner goes back to the AHL. Skinner is coming off of his first career shutout and has gone 6-6-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .913 SV% with the Oilers this season.
Klingberg missed one game with an upper-body injury but returns for Tuesday's game in Colorado. The Stars' defenseman has tallied nine assists in his last eight games.
Klingberg missed Saturday's optional practice and is a game-time decision for Sunday's game vs. the Avalanche. Thomas Harley was recalled from Texas (AHL) to replace Klingberg if he is unable to go.
Stecher is set to play for the first time since November 4th and it will be just his seventh game of the season. Stecher will slide into the lineup for Filip Hronek, who was added to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Mike Smith will start Tuesday vs. Vegas but Skinner will likely start Wednesday with Mikko Koskinen landing in COVID-19 protocol. Skinner has gone 8-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .928 SV% in 10 AHL games and 5-6-0 with a 2.85 GAA and .908 SV% in 12 NHL games this season.
Smith will likely start one of the Oilers' games during their back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday. Smith has been limited to just six games this season, going 2-2-1 with an .898 SV%.
Brown missed 10 games after breaking his jaw in warmups in Calgary on January 13th. Brown played the game with a broken jaw, scoring one goal with one assist in 19:28 TOI. He has tallied five goals with 14 assists (19 points) in 26 games this season. He skated on the second line with Nick Paul and Alex Formenton in Sunday's practice.
