Overview

• Edmonton debuted three new defensive pairings: Darnell Nurse with Evan Bouchard, Matthias Ekholm with John Klingberg, and Jake Walman with Brett Kulak.
• Forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was absent from Sunday’s practice and is listed as a game-time decision for Monday’s matchup.
• Jeff Skinner skated on the top line with Connor McDavid and Corey Perry as a precautionary fill-in for Nugent-Hopkins.
• The shake-up follows defensive lapses in Game 2 when the Panthers generated 76 scoring chances to the Oilers’ 61 and Edmonton allowed four goals in regulation.
• With the series tied 1-1, both clubs will head to Florida for Game 3 on Monday evening.