<p class="p1">Tonight, the Edmonton Oilers will face one of the most prolific scoring ex-Oilers, but it won’t be on the ice. Doug Weight, the last Oilers player to score 90 points in a season, will face his former team for the first time as a head coach.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Weight is 13-6-3 after taking over as Interim head coach on January 17</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1">. He is also still the assistant general manager. Weight was a great leader and communicator as a player and his Islanders players feel he has the same traits as a head coach. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">He can relate to the stars like John Tavares, and he respects the role players.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Weight is the 5</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1"> former Oilers to coach against them. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Colin Campbell coached the Rangers from 1995-1998.<br />
Ron Low also coached the Rangers in 2001-2002.<br />
Wayne Gretzky coached the Coyotes between 2006-2009.<br />
Adam Oates coached the Capitals in 2013-14</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Campbell had the most success making the playoffs the first three years and winning at least one round every year, and he led them to the Conference Final in 1997.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Weight has had some early success and the Islanders have vaulted up the standings since he took over. The Islanders had 42 points on January 17</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1"> and were 8</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1"> points out of the playoffs. Fast forward to today and the Islanders have 71 points and hold down the second Wildcard spot.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">They are one point ahead of Toronto and two points up on Florida and Tampa Bay. They are in a dog fight for the playoffs, and after a brutal first period, or more specifically a terrible stretch of 4:40 when they allowed four goals in the final five minutes of the period the Islanders spoke about needing a rebound performance tonight.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">“You can’t afford lapses like we had in Calgary,” said Weight. Many of the players echoed the same sentiment. Even with their improved play with Weight running the bench the Islanders have still had some brutal performances.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">They got crushed 7-1 by Toronto on Valentine’s Day, and Columbus crushed them 7-0 on February 25</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1">. When they play bad they are really bad, but in 18 of Weight’s 22 games the Islanders have played very well.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Oilers are rested, this is only their 2</span><span class="s2"><sup>nd</sup></span><span class="s1"> game in the past seven days, and the extra practice time has allowed them to sharpen up specific areas of their game. Even the best players in the world need a reminder and the Oilers looked very crisp vs. Detroit on Saturday.</span></p>
<h1 class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>LINEUP</b></span></h1>
<p class="p1"><strong>Oilers</strong></p>
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<div>
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="150">LW</th>
<th width="150">C</th>
<th width="150">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1144/patrick-maroon"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Matoon-Patrick.png" alt="Patrick Maroon" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Patrick Maroon</a></td>
<td id="C1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2866/connor-mcdavid"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McDavid-Connor.png" alt="Connor McDavid" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Connor McDavid</a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2766/leon-draisaitl"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Draisaitl-Leon.png" alt="Leon Draisaitl" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Leon Draisaitl</a></td>
</tr>
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<td id="LW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/122/milan-lucic"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Lucic-Milan_1.png" alt="Milan Lucic" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Milan Lucic</a></td>
<td id="C2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2120/ryan-nugent-hopkins"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Nugent-HopkinsRyan_1.png" alt="Ryan Nugent-Hopkins" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins</a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/531/jordan-eberle"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/EberleJordan.png" alt="Jordan Eberle" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Jordan Eberle</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3081/drake-caggiula"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Caggiula-Drake.png" alt="Drake Caggiula" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Drake Caggiula</a></td>
<td id="C3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/839/david-desharnais"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Desharnais-David.png" alt="David Desharnais" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
David Desharnais</a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2054/zack-kassian"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kassian-Zack_1.png" alt="Zack Kassian" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Zack Kassian</a></td>
</tr>
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<td id="LW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/648/matt-hendricks"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HendricksMatt_2.png" alt="Matt Hendricks" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Matt Hendricks</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1238/mark-letestu"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Letestu-Mark.png" alt="Mark Letestu" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Mark Letestu</a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2950/jujhar-khaira"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Khaira-Jujhar-.png" alt="Jujhar Khaira" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Jujhar Khaira</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2384/oscar-klefbom"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Klefbom-Oscar.png" alt="Oscar Klefbom" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Oscar Klefbom</a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2128/adam-larsson"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Larsson-Adam.png" alt="Adam Larsson" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Adam Larsson</a></td>
</tr>
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<td id="LD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/184/andrej-sekera"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Sekera-Andrej_1.png" alt="Andrej Sekera" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Andrej Sekera</a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3080/matt-benning"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Benning-Matt.png" alt="Matt Benning" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Matt Benning</a></td>
</tr>
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<td id="LD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2526/darnell-nurse"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Nurse-Darnell.png" alt="Darnell Nurse" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Darnell Nurse</a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1087/eric-gryba"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Gryba-Eric_1.png" alt="Eric Gryba" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Eric Gryba</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<table id="goalie_list" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="G1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1062/cam-talbot"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Talbot-Cam.png" alt="Cam Talbot" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Cam Talbot</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">No lineup changes for tonight&#8217;s game.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Benoit Pouliot was cleared for contact and he is getting closer to returning. He might be available Friday, but Sunday would seem more likely.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Islanders</b></span></p>
<div>
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="150">LW</th>
<th width="150">C</th>
<th width="150">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2484/anders-lee"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/LeeAnders.png" alt="Anders Lee" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Anders Lee</a></td>
<td id="C1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1018/john-tavares"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/TavaresJohn.png" alt="John Tavares" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
John Tavares</a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/979/josh-bailey"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/BaileyJosh.png" alt="Josh Bailey" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Josh Bailey</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/70/andrew-ladd"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ladd-Andrew_1.png" alt="Andrew Ladd" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Andrew Ladd</a></td>
<td id="C2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2308/brock-nelson"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/NelsonBrock.png" alt="Brock Nelson" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Brock Nelson</a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2903/josh-ho-sang"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ho-Sang-Josh.png" alt="Josh Ho-Sang" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Josh Ho-Sang</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1512/jason-chimera"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Chimera-Jason.png" alt="Jason Chimera" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Jason Chimera</a></td>
<td id="C3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2214/ryan-strome"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/StromeRyan.png" alt="Ryan Strome" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Ryan Strome</a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2451/shane-prince"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Prince-Shane_1.png" alt="Shane Prince" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Shane Prince</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3083/anthony-beauvillier"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Beauvillier-Anthony.png" alt="Anthony Beauvillier" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Anthony Beauvillier</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1432/nikolay-kulemin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kulemin-Nikolai.png" alt="Nikolay Kulemin" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Nikolay Kulemin</a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/794/cal-clutterbuck"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/ClutterbuckCal_1.png" alt="Cal Clutterbuck" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Cal Clutterbuck</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/311/nick-leddy"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Leddy-Nick_1.png" alt="Nick Leddy" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Nick Leddy</a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2754/scott-mayfield"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Mayfield-Scott.png" alt="Scott Mayfield" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Scott Mayfield</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/753/thomas-hickey"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HickeyThomas_1.png" alt="Thomas Hickey" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Thomas Hickey</a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/989/travis-hamonic"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HamonicTravis.png" alt="Travis Hamonic" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Travis Hamonic</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/981/calvin-de-haan"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/deHaanCalvin.png" alt="Calvin de Haan" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Calvin de Haan</a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/140/dennis-seidenberg"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Seidenberg-Dennis.png" alt="Dennis Seidenberg" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Dennis Seidenberg</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table id="goalie_list" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Goalies</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="G1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1268/thomas-greiss"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Greiss-Thomas_1.png" alt="Thomas Greiss" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Thomas Greiss</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Former Oilers Jason Chimera is having another solid season late in his career. He has eleven goals in his past 25 games and is up to 16 on the season. The 37-year-old is still one of the fastest players in the league and is showing no signs of slowing down.</p>
</div>
<h1 class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>QUICK HITS</b></span></h1>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-34841 " src="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ali.jpg?w=1024" alt="" width="641" height="427" /></p>
<ul>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">“He is a lot louder now,” laughed Weight when asked about Chimera. Chimera played one game with Weight in Edmonton before Weight was traded to St.Louis. “He never stops talking now, but that is good because we have a quiet room. He is always upbeat and he’s been a great leader for us,” continued Weight discussing Chimera.
<p></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">Chimera is a great success story from Millwoods hockey. <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/2/2/hometown-focus-chimera-reaches-1000-games/">He recently played his 1000 NHL game</a> and he is showing no signs of slowing down. He is a really good guy, and one of the fastest talkers I’ve ever met.
<p></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">Another Edmonton product, Johnny Boychuk, won’t play tonight for NYI. He is still day-to-day according to Weight.
<p></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">The Islanders haven’t won in Edmonton in 14 years, since March 13</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1">, 2003. Of course they’ve only played six times since: 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2014-2016, but the Oilers have dominated the all-time series in Edmonton going 22-8-5.</span></li>
</ul>
<h1 class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>TONIGHT…</b></span></h1>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-34849" src="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/gdb.jpg" alt="" width="518" height="537" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">(Photoshop: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tomkostiuk">@TomKostiuk</a>)</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>GAME DAY PREDICTION: </b>The Oilers win their fourth consecutive home game and extend the Islanders road losing streak in Edmonton to seven games with a 5-2 victory.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>OBVIOUS GAME DAY PREDICTION: </b>Lucic scores. He has 12 career goals vs. the Islanders, the most against any NHL opponent.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>NOT-SO-OBVIOUS GAME DAY PREDICTION: </b>The revamped Nation launched today. It looks fantastic. In honour of the new site Wayne goes back in time and pulls out Ghost Ride the Whip after the game to celebrate the Oilers reaching 80 points for only the third time in the history of Oilersnation. Many new readers are inspired by the video and decide to shoot their own and send them to Wanye in hopes he plays them when the Oilers reach 90 points for the first time. It is indeed glorious times for Wanye and the loyal readers of the Nation.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><strong><span class="s4">Recently by Jason Gregor:</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="li3"><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/03/06/monday-musings-playoffs/">Monday Musings: Playoffs</a></li>
<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/3/2/pacific-seeding-home-ice-on-the-line"><span class="s6">Pacific Seeding: Home ice on the line</span></a></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/3/1/davidson-vs-desharnais"><span class="s6">Davidson vs. Desharnais</span></a></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/3/1/the-steve-austin-line"><span class="s6">The Steve Austin Line</span></a></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/2/28/gdb-64-0-streaking-in-st-louis"><span class="s6">GDB 64.0: Streaking in St.Louis</span></a></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/2/27/oilers-3rd-quarter-report-card"><span class="s6">Oilers 3rd quarter report card</span></a></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><span class="s6"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/2/24/gdb-62-0-capital-challenge">GDB 62.0: Capital Challenge</a></span></span></li>
</ul>

<p class="p1">Tonight, the Edmonton Oilers will face one of the most prolific scoring ex-Oilers, but it won’t be on the ice. Doug Weight, the last Oilers player to score 90 points in a season, will face his former team for the first time as a head coach.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Weight is 13-6-3 after taking over as Interim head coach on January 17</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1">. He is also still the assistant general manager. Weight was a great leader and communicator as a player and his Islanders players feel he has the same traits as a head coach. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">He can relate to the stars like John Tavares, and he respects the role players.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Weight is the 5</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1"> former Oilers to coach against them. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Colin Campbell coached the Rangers from 1995-1998.
Ron Low also coached the Rangers in 2001-2002.
Wayne Gretzky coached the Coyotes between 2006-2009.
Adam Oates coached the Capitals in 2013-14</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Campbell had the most success making the playoffs the first three years and winning at least one round every year, and he led them to the Conference Final in 1997.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Weight has had some early success and the Islanders have vaulted up the standings since he took over. The Islanders had 42 points on January 17</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1"> and were 8</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1"> points out of the playoffs. Fast forward to today and the Islanders have 71 points and hold down the second Wildcard spot.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">They are one point ahead of Toronto and two points up on Florida and Tampa Bay. They are in a dog fight for the playoffs, and after a brutal first period, or more specifically a terrible stretch of 4:40 when they allowed four goals in the final five minutes of the period the Islanders spoke about needing a rebound performance tonight.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">“You can’t afford lapses like we had in Calgary,” said Weight. Many of the players echoed the same sentiment. Even with their improved play with Weight running the bench the Islanders have still had some brutal performances.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">They got crushed 7-1 by Toronto on Valentine’s Day, and Columbus crushed them 7-0 on February 25</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1">. When they play bad they are really bad, but in 18 of Weight’s 22 games the Islanders have played very well.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Oilers are rested, this is only their 2</span><span class="s2"><sup>nd</sup></span><span class="s1"> game in the past seven days, and the extra practice time has allowed them to sharpen up specific areas of their game. Even the best players in the world need a reminder and the Oilers looked very crisp vs. Detroit on Saturday.</span></p>

<h1 class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>LINEUP</b></span></h1>
<p class="p1"><strong>Oilers</strong></p>

<div>
<div>
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="150">LW</th>
<th width="150">C</th>
<th width="150">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1144/patrick-maroon"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Matoon-Patrick.png" alt="Patrick Maroon" width="110px" height="auto" />
Patrick Maroon</a></td>
<td id="C1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2866/connor-mcdavid"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McDavid-Connor.png" alt="Connor McDavid" width="110px" height="auto" />
Connor McDavid</a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2766/leon-draisaitl"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Draisaitl-Leon.png" alt="Leon Draisaitl" width="110px" height="auto" />
Leon Draisaitl</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/122/milan-lucic"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Lucic-Milan_1.png" alt="Milan Lucic" width="110px" height="auto" />
Milan Lucic</a></td>
<td id="C2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2120/ryan-nugent-hopkins"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Nugent-HopkinsRyan_1.png" alt="Ryan Nugent-Hopkins" width="110px" height="auto" />
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins</a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/531/jordan-eberle"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/EberleJordan.png" alt="Jordan Eberle" width="110px" height="auto" />
Jordan Eberle</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3081/drake-caggiula"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Caggiula-Drake.png" alt="Drake Caggiula" width="110px" height="auto" />
Drake Caggiula</a></td>
<td id="C3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/839/david-desharnais"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Desharnais-David.png" alt="David Desharnais" width="110px" height="auto" />
David Desharnais</a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2054/zack-kassian"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kassian-Zack_1.png" alt="Zack Kassian" width="110px" height="auto" />
Zack Kassian</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/648/matt-hendricks"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HendricksMatt_2.png" alt="Matt Hendricks" width="110px" height="auto" />
Matt Hendricks</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1238/mark-letestu"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Letestu-Mark.png" alt="Mark Letestu" width="110px" height="auto" />
Mark Letestu</a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2950/jujhar-khaira"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Khaira-Jujhar-.png" alt="Jujhar Khaira" width="110px" height="auto" />
Jujhar Khaira</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2384/oscar-klefbom"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Klefbom-Oscar.png" alt="Oscar Klefbom" width="110px" height="auto" />
Oscar Klefbom</a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2128/adam-larsson"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Larsson-Adam.png" alt="Adam Larsson" width="110px" height="auto" />
Adam Larsson</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/184/andrej-sekera"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Sekera-Andrej_1.png" alt="Andrej Sekera" width="110px" height="auto" />
Andrej Sekera</a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3080/matt-benning"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Benning-Matt.png" alt="Matt Benning" width="110px" height="auto" />
Matt Benning</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2526/darnell-nurse"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Nurse-Darnell.png" alt="Darnell Nurse" width="110px" height="auto" />
Darnell Nurse</a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1087/eric-gryba"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Gryba-Eric_1.png" alt="Eric Gryba" width="110px" height="auto" />
Eric Gryba</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<table id="goalie_list" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="G1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1062/cam-talbot"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Talbot-Cam.png" alt="Cam Talbot" width="110px" height="auto" />
Cam Talbot</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">No lineup changes for tonight's game.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Benoit Pouliot was cleared for contact and he is getting closer to returning. He might be available Friday, but Sunday would seem more likely.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Islanders</b></span></p>

<div>
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="150">LW</th>
<th width="150">C</th>
<th width="150">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2484/anders-lee"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/LeeAnders.png" alt="Anders Lee" width="110px" height="auto" />
Anders Lee</a></td>
<td id="C1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1018/john-tavares"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/TavaresJohn.png" alt="John Tavares" width="110px" height="auto" />
John Tavares</a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/979/josh-bailey"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/BaileyJosh.png" alt="Josh Bailey" width="110px" height="auto" />
Josh Bailey</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/70/andrew-ladd"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ladd-Andrew_1.png" alt="Andrew Ladd" width="110px" height="auto" />
Andrew Ladd</a></td>
<td id="C2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2308/brock-nelson"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/NelsonBrock.png" alt="Brock Nelson" width="110px" height="auto" />
Brock Nelson</a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2903/josh-ho-sang"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ho-Sang-Josh.png" alt="Josh Ho-Sang" width="110px" height="auto" />
Josh Ho-Sang</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1512/jason-chimera"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Chimera-Jason.png" alt="Jason Chimera" width="110px" height="auto" />
Jason Chimera</a></td>
<td id="C3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2214/ryan-strome"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/StromeRyan.png" alt="Ryan Strome" width="110px" height="auto" />
Ryan Strome</a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2451/shane-prince"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Prince-Shane_1.png" alt="Shane Prince" width="110px" height="auto" />
Shane Prince</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3083/anthony-beauvillier"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Beauvillier-Anthony.png" alt="Anthony Beauvillier" width="110px" height="auto" />
Anthony Beauvillier</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1432/nikolay-kulemin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kulemin-Nikolai.png" alt="Nikolay Kulemin" width="110px" height="auto" />
Nikolay Kulemin</a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/794/cal-clutterbuck"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/ClutterbuckCal_1.png" alt="Cal Clutterbuck" width="110px" height="auto" />
Cal Clutterbuck</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/311/nick-leddy"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Leddy-Nick_1.png" alt="Nick Leddy" width="110px" height="auto" />
Nick Leddy</a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2754/scott-mayfield"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Mayfield-Scott.png" alt="Scott Mayfield" width="110px" height="auto" />
Scott Mayfield</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/753/thomas-hickey"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HickeyThomas_1.png" alt="Thomas Hickey" width="110px" height="auto" />
Thomas Hickey</a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/989/travis-hamonic"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HamonicTravis.png" alt="Travis Hamonic" width="110px" height="auto" />
Travis Hamonic</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/981/calvin-de-haan"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/deHaanCalvin.png" alt="Calvin de Haan" width="110px" height="auto" />
Calvin de Haan</a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/140/dennis-seidenberg"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Seidenberg-Dennis.png" alt="Dennis Seidenberg" width="110px" height="auto" />
Dennis Seidenberg</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table id="goalie_list" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Goalies</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="G1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1268/thomas-greiss"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Greiss-Thomas_1.png" alt="Thomas Greiss" width="110px" height="auto" />
Thomas Greiss</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Former Oilers Jason Chimera is having another solid season late in his career. He has eleven goals in his past 25 games and is up to 16 on the season. The 37-year-old is still one of the fastest players in the league and is showing no signs of slowing down.

</div>
<h1 class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>QUICK HITS</b></span></h1>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-34841 " src="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ali.jpg?w=1024" alt="" width="641" height="427" />
<ul>
 	<li class="li1"><span class="s1">“He is a lot louder now,” laughed Weight when asked about Chimera. Chimera played one game with Weight in Edmonton before Weight was traded to St.Louis. “He never stops talking now, but that is good because we have a quiet room. He is always upbeat and he’s been a great leader for us,” continued Weight discussing Chimera.

</span></li>
 	<li class="li1"><span class="s1">Chimera is a great success story from Millwoods hockey. <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/2/2/hometown-focus-chimera-reaches-1000-games/">He recently played his 1000 NHL game</a> and he is showing no signs of slowing down. He is a really good guy, and one of the fastest talkers I’ve ever met.

</span></li>
 	<li class="li1"><span class="s1">Another Edmonton product, Johnny Boychuk, won’t play tonight for NYI. He is still day-to-day according to Weight.

</span></li>
 	<li class="li1"><span class="s1">The Islanders haven’t won in Edmonton in 14 years, since March 13</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1">, 2003. Of course they’ve only played six times since: 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2014-2016, but the Oilers have dominated the all-time series in Edmonton going 22-8-5.</span></li>
</ul>
<h1 class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>TONIGHT…</b></span></h1>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-34849" src="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/gdb.jpg" alt="" width="518" height="537" />
<p style="text-align: center">(Photoshop: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tomkostiuk">@TomKostiuk</a>)</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>GAME DAY PREDICTION: </b>The Oilers win their fourth consecutive home game and extend the Islanders road losing streak in Edmonton to seven games with a 5-2 victory.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>OBVIOUS GAME DAY PREDICTION: </b>Lucic scores. He has 12 career goals vs. the Islanders, the most against any NHL opponent.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>NOT-SO-OBVIOUS GAME DAY PREDICTION: </b>The revamped Nation launched today. It looks fantastic. In honour of the new site Wayne goes back in time and pulls out Ghost Ride the Whip after the game to celebrate the Oilers reaching 80 points for only the third time in the history of Oilersnation. Many new readers are inspired by the video and decide to shoot their own and send them to Wanye in hopes he plays them when the Oilers reach 90 points for the first time. It is indeed glorious times for Wanye and the loyal readers of the Nation.</span></p>
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<ul>
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 	<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/3/2/pacific-seeding-home-ice-on-the-line"><span class="s6">Pacific Seeding: Home ice on the line</span></a></span></li>
 	<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/3/1/davidson-vs-desharnais"><span class="s6">Davidson vs. Desharnais</span></a></span></li>
 	<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/3/1/the-steve-austin-line"><span class="s6">The Steve Austin Line</span></a></span></li>
 	<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/2/28/gdb-64-0-streaking-in-st-louis"><span class="s6">GDB 64.0: Streaking in St.Louis</span></a></span></li>
 	<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/2/27/oilers-3rd-quarter-report-card"><span class="s6">Oilers 3rd quarter report card</span></a></span></li>
 	<li class="li3"><span class="s5"><span class="s6"><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2017/2/24/gdb-62-0-capital-challenge">GDB 62.0: Capital Challenge</a></span></span></li>
</ul>

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