Mattias Ekholm Good To Go Thursday
35 seconds agoEdmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm (illness) is on track to play on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. He missed Wednesday's practice due to an illness, but the Oilers will have him in the lineup on Thursday. Ekholm enters the contest riding a season-best three-game point streak. He hasn't had a point streak of at least four games during the regular season since the final few weeks of 2023-24. The Swedish blue-liner has amassed seven goals and 22 points in 50 games. Edmonton will keep Ekolm together with Evan Bouchard on the first defensive pairing. However, both are also set to spend some time with John Klingberg, who will make his Oilers debut in Thursday's game.
Source: NHL.com
Source: NHL.com