Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier built the sport's most dominant dynasty in Edmonton within a few seasons of the Oilers' 1979 arrival from the WHA, winning five Stanley Cups between 1984 and 1990. That run still anchors the franchise's identity at Rogers Place, where the Great One's individual scoring records from those years remain largely untouched decades later.
As of Nov 3, 2026, here are the most recently projected forward lines, defense pairings and power-play units for the Edmonton Oilers. On the top line, the Edmonton Oilers are currently projected to run left wing Vasily Podkolzin, center Connor McDavid and right wing Leon Draisaitl together, a trio expected to log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the roster, though without last change on the road it does not always draw the other team's top shutdown pairing. On the blue line, the top pairing is Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard, who typically log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the back end and face the toughest zone starts, though the team's primary penalty-kill pairing is not always the same duo. On the power play, the PP1 unit runs Kasperi Kapanen, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard, the unit most teams send out first on a power play, though a delayed-penalty scramble already in progress or a late matchup change can put a different five over the boards. These combinations reflect pre-game reporting rather than real-time tracking, and can change between games and even between periods, so check the today's lines tool for the most current deployment before puck drop.
| # | Player | Off | Def | PP | PK | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavid | 92 | 45 | 98 | 68 | 99 |
| 2 | Evan Bouchard | 98 | 58 | 98 | 39 | 98 |
| 3 | Leon Draisaitl | 74 | 51 | 98 | 58 | 98 |
| 4 | Zach Hyman | 83 | 54 | 81 | 0 | 96 |
| 5 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 51 | 55 | 83 | 28 | 82 |
As of Nov 3, 2026, the most recently projected lineup for the Edmonton Oilers includes 4 forward lines, 3 defense pairings and 2 power-play units, updated whenever a new pre-game lineup is reported.
As of Nov 3, 2026, the top line projected for the Edmonton Oilers is left wing Vasily Podkolzin, center Connor McDavid and right wing Leon Draisaitl.
These projected lines are drawn from Daily Faceoff's pre-game reporting, typically beat writers covering morning skates and warmups before puck drop. They reflect the coaching staff's intended deployment rather than shift-by-shift tracking collected once a game is already underway, and can still shift between a morning skate and the opening faceoff.
Lines can change from game to game, and sometimes within a single game, as a coaching staff reacts to matchups, injuries, scoring droughts or chemistry. Check back before each Edmonton Oilers game for the latest projected combinations, or browse the historical lines archive to see how often this team's lines have shifted recently.
