Jeff Skinner & Troy Stecher will come back in while Stuart Skinner will get the start on Thursday for Edmonton's second half of back-to-back games at Ball Arena against Colorado

Dallas needs Klingberg more than the Oilers. Their other three right-shot D — Matt Dumba, Ilya Lyubushkin and Nils Lundkvist — haven’t scored a goal all season long. He wants to play on a Cup contender and wherever he signs, he’s in audition mode for next season.

The Edmonton Oilers are on the road tonight to face the Chicago Blackhawks, and will be healthy scratching Jeff Skinner and Josh Brown tonight in favour of Derek Ryan and Troy Stecher.

Adam Proteau of the Hockey News linked four teams that may have trade interest if the Oilers can move Jeff Skinner: the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues, and Utah Hockey Club.

The Oilers depth chart at centre is exceptional, beyond any other team at any other position. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are elite offensive players of the highest order, and this season Draisaitl’s 200-foot game overwhelms opponents.

When the Edmonton Oilers visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night, top free agent acquisition Jeff Skinner will be watching from the press box.

Troy Stecher and Josh Brown saw a big dip in ice time against the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers took home a massive two points last night with a 1-0 decision over the Kings. Connor McDavid scored the only goal on the back of an incredible shift from Leon Draisaitl.

Elsewhere in the lineup, Noah Philp joins Corey Perry and Kasperi Kapanen on the fourth line in his return to the NHL. Jeff Skinner's rocky tenure in Edmonton continues, as he's set to be a healthy scratch for the third consecutive game.

In a wild track meet of a game, with Colorado scoring the first three goals, then Edmonton the next four, the Oilers won 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night. In total, the Grade A shots were 17 for the Oilers, eight for the Avs, with the subset of more dangerous 5-alarm shots nine for Edmonton, five for Colorado.

Recently news dropped that veteran right shot defenseman John Klingberg has recovered from his surgeries and is in talks with a number of teams including the Oilers, Leafs, and Senators. Klingberg, now 32 years of age was for years one of the most prolific offense,

Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch refused to elaborate on what exactly is going on with the hiking Swedish defender. Though it wasn’t said in his pre-game availability, OilersTV’s Tony Brar confirmed that Ekholm will be a game-time decision for the club tonight.

Zach Hyman never played major junior hockey, opting to go the junior A route, then four years of college at U of Michigan, but he’s an OHL owner now after he and his family bought the Brantford Bulldogs off Ottawa Senators’ owner Michael Andlauer.