Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm is a game-time decision Wednesday night, head coach Kris Knoblauch said. Ekholm wasn’t out for the morning skate with the rest of the team, as Brett Kulak slid into his spot flanking Evan Bouchard.

This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV, the line-up for the Edmonton Oilers in tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, with news that d-man Troy Stecher is checking back in for Josh Brown, who played against Boston on Monday.

If the Edmonton Oilers hope to claim the Stanley Cup this season, it’s no secret that they’ll need to improve their blue line. The Oilers are particularly weak on the right side, as aside from Evan Bouchard,

Edmonton Oilers tempted fate once too often on Saturday, and this time they paid for it. They dug yet another deep first-period hole against a spirited Vancouver Canucks squad, allowing all 3 goals in 3½ minutes late in the first period including a pair of powerplay tallies by first star Quinn Hughes.

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.

Naturally, given this mix, Brown got the least ice time among Oilers blueliners at 11:49. His most notable moment came in the first period when he levelled Trent Frederic with a hip check along the boards by the Oilers bench. Brown was used on the penalty kill in the third when Ekholm was in the box.

He had the lowest GA/60 and he was on the ice for 10 fewer goals than Mattias Ekholm and 11 fewer than Evan Bouchard ... have him and Kulak rotate like Troy Stecher and Kulak have in the past.

The Oilers are icing yet another new lineup tonight. After shuffling the forward lines during the past few games, they'll debut yet another brand-new line tonight in Boston, as the Skinner-Henrique-Hyman line from yesterday's practice will get into its first game.

The Edmonton Oilers are signing free-agent defenseman John Klingberg, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.The contract details are unknown at this time.Klingberg hasn't played since November 2023 when he was with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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.

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.

Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman has identified a need for his team and has taken a big step to filing it. The roster at his disposal does not contain three regular right-handed defenders. He's fixed that. The team has announced that it will be signing free agent John Klingberg to a one-year contract.