Edmonton Oilers reveal lineup vs Utah Hockey Club with multiple players added

With the two players added into the lineup, the Oilers combinations are already looking much stronger. Ekholm was recently shut down for a total of 6 games to deal with multiple nagging issues.

Coach Knoblauch confirmed that both injured Oilers will make their return to play tonight.

Oilers lineup gets major boost against Utah Hockey Club

Jeff Skinner will join McDavid and Hyman on the first line - a surprising group after Skinner has been benched and scratched all year, but the veteran sniper had a great game last time out and deserves the promotion.

Corey Perry and Connor Brown will remain with Leon Draisaitl on the second line, making the Oilers third line a dangerous scoring group against the opposition's bottom six. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Viktor Arvidsson should be able to find the net against weaker competition.

On defence, the Oilers group is looking so much better with the addition of both Ekholm and Walman into the lines. Walman is now playing second pair on his off-side with Nurse, and Troy Stecher has been bumped out.

Oilers add several players at practice as lineup strengthens before playoffs

In addition to Hyman and Ekholm, the Oilers also got Derek Ryan and John Klingberg back at practice today. Both players aren't expected to play, but even their depth is beginning to look much stronger.

Additionally, the Oilers are still expecting Evander Kane and Trent Frederic back in the playoffs. Come springtime, the Oilers roster will look much stronger than it's been the last few weeks.

It's great news for Edmonton before they take on the Utah Hockey Club tonight, and for the weeks to come.