NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 03/08/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Edmonton Oilers (30-25-8, 68 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (29-20-14, 72 pts)
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Sunday, March 8th
Time: 9:30 pm ET / 8:30 pm CT / 6:30 pm MT
TV: Sportsnet / KMCC
Radio:
Vegas Golden Knights – KKGK (Fox Sports 1340/98.9)
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers are third in the Pacific Division with 68 points. They went 1-1 on a recent two game homestand.
Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:
The Golden Knights are second in the Pacific Division with 72 points. Since November 20th, they only have one win against a team in a Playoff stat.
Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:
Barbashev/Eichel/Bowman
Smith/Marner/Dorofeyev
Saad/Hertl/Kolesar
Smith/Dowd/Sissors
McNabb/Theodore
Hanifan/Korczak
Lauzen/Andersson
Schmid
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Nugent-Hopkins/McDavid/Hyman
Savoie/Draisaitl/Roslovic
Podkolzin/Dickinson/Kapanen
Dach/Henrique/Frederic
Ekholm/Bouchard
Walman/Murphy
Nurse/Emberson
Jarry
Players To Watch:
Vegas Golden Knights
25-year-old goaltender Akira Schmid has taken over the starter’s role in net for Vegas in his 5th NHL season. He’s 16-9-6 with a .893 SV% and a 2.61 GAA.
Edmonton Oilers
30-year-old centerman Jason Dickinson played his first game as an Oiler on Friday night after being traded there from Chicago. In his Edmonton debut, he was +1, posted 2 hits, and his Face-off percentage was 50.00.
Injury Report:
Vegas Golden Knights
RW / Mark Stone / DTD
C / William Karlsson / IR
C / Brett Howden / IR
G / Carter Hart / IR
RW / Alexander Holtz / DTD
Edmonton Oilers
C / Mattias Janmark / LTIR
C / Curtis Lazar / OUT
Next Game:
Vegas Golden Knights – March 10 at Dallas Stars
Edmonton Oilers – March 10 at Colorado Avalanche
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