{"id":443372,"date":"2026-02-03T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/443372\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:29:18","slug":"nhl-game-preview-edmonton-oilers-vs-toronto-maple-leafs-with-line-combinations-2-03-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/443372\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 2\/03\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tNHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 2\/03\/2026 | Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764203590_941_Clean-Logo-1.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Inside The Rink Logo\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boxscorejunkie.com\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770128953_243_cropped-Life-Insurance.png .webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" itemprop=\"item\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/nhl\/\" itemprop=\"item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 2\/03\/2026<\/p>\n<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maple-Leafs-vs.-Oilers.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>              <\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Oilers (28-19-8, 64 pts) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (26-21-9, 61 pts)<br \/>Venue: Rogers Place<br \/>Date: Tuesday, February 3rd<br \/>Time: 8:30 pm ET \/ 7:30 pm CT \/ 6:30 pm MT<\/p>\n<p>TV: \/ Sportsnet<br \/>Radio:<br \/>Toronto Maple Leafs \u2013 The Fan 590<br \/>Edmonton Oilers \u2013 CHED 880 AM<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Oilers News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Oilers are second in the Pacific Division with 64 points and a 4-3 record in their current eight game homestand. A win tonight could put them first in their division.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Maple Leafs News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Leafs are 12th in the Eastern Conference with 61 points and coming off a 4-2 win in Calgary last night. A win tonight could put them 5 points out of a Wild Card spot. This is their last game before the Winter Olympics break.<\/p>\n<p>Maple Leafs Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p>McMann\/Matthews\/Domi<br \/>Maccelli\/Tavares\/Nylander<br \/>Knies\/Roy\/Robertson<br \/>Lorentz\/Laughton\/Jarnkrok<\/p>\n<p>McCabe\/Carlo<br \/>OEL\/Stecher<br \/>Benoit\/Myers<\/p>\n<p>Stolarz<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p>Nugent-Hopkins\/McDavid\/Hyman<br \/>Podkolzin\/Draisaitl\/Mangiapane<br \/>Roslovic\/Samanski\/Savoie<br \/>Frederic\/Lazar\/Janmark<\/p>\n<p>Ekholm\/Bouchard<br \/>Nurse\/Walman<br \/>Emberson\/Stastney<\/p>\n<p>Jarry<\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n<p>29-year-old forward <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/william-nylander\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1550\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">William Nylander<\/a> leads his team with 51 points through 39 games this season. He came back from a short-term injury on Saturday night and had a 3-point game last night.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n<p>26-year-old defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/player-profile-evan-bouchard\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"92184\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Bouchard<\/a> is third on his team in points with 60 through 56 games this season and tied for first among all defensemen. Two Saturdays ago, he became the first NHL defenseman since Bobby Orr to record 6 points and 8 shots on net in a single game. When his defense partner, Mattias Ekholm, had a three-goal game two days later, the Oilers became the first NHL team to have a defenseman record a hat-trick in two straight games.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n<p>D \/ Chris Tanev \/ IR<br \/>D \/ Morgan Reilly \/ IR<br \/>D \/ Dakota Mermis \/ IR<br \/>C \/ Dakota Joshua \/ IR<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n<p>C \/ Adam Henrique \/ IR<\/p>\n<p>Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/svani\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/10cb874b3bb4bbaad7014622cd26d4be4b0cbe394c575e70d51e4d086efdb11a.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/svani\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Vani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/ryan-donato-scores-twice-in-6-3-win-against-sharks\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/ryan-donato-scores-twice-in-6-3-win-against-sharks\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Donato Scores Twice In 6-3 Win Against Sharks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Blackhawks returned to the win column on Monday night at the United Center, snapping a five-game losing streak with a convincing 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Ryan Donato and Ilya Mikheyev were the engines for Chicago, both turning in dominant four-point performances; Donato netted two goals and two assists, while Mikheyev recorded [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/ryan-donato-scores-twice-in-6-3-win-against-sharks\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/blues-let-5-1-lead-slip-away-in-stunning-loss-to-predators\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88485264007-preds-blues-020226-an-021-300x200.webp.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/blues-let-5-1-lead-slip-away-in-stunning-loss-to-predators\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blues Let 5-1 Lead Slip Away in Stunning Loss to Predators<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The St. Louis Blues watched a 5-1 lead disappear Monday night as the Nashville Predators stormed back to win 6-5 during the Blues Dads Trip, with players\u2019 fathers in attendance. The loss dropped St. Louis to 20-27-9 on the season and extended their road losing streak to eight games, while also marking the fourth loss [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/blues-let-5-1-lead-slip-away-in-stunning-loss-to-predators\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/penguins-lose-3-2-to-ottawa-senators\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-4-1-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/penguins-lose-3-2-to-ottawa-senators\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Penguins Lose 3-2 To Ottawa Senators<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Penguins saw their hot six-game win streak come to an end on Monday at PPG Paints Arena when they hosted the Ottawa Senators. 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