WINNIPEG, MB – Evander Kane will rejoin the lineup and play alongside Ryan McLeod and Corey Perry on the third line on Tuesday night when the Oilers face the Jets at Canada Life Centre.
"You've got to remember he's not a third or fourth-line guy," Kane said of Perry. "He's been a top player in this league for a long time and I think guys that play on the edge, a lot of people look to the physical side or the agitator side, but the skill set for those types of players gets overlooked a lot and he definitely still has it."
"He's an easy guy to play with, keeps his game simple, has a good skill set and I look forward to playing with him tonight."
On the blueline, Head Coach Kris Knoblauch reverted to having Darnell Nurse and Cody Ceci together on the second pairing, while Brett Kulak was moved back to the left side of the third pair next to Vincent Desharnais. Troy Stecher and Sam Carrick are expected to serve as healthy scratches.
Stuart Skinner was in the starter's net for Edmonton and is 3-0-1 with a 1.80 goals-against average and .941 save percentage in his career against the Jets, stopping 128 of the 136 shots he's faced.
Tonight will be Skinner's 50th start of the campaign, who on the season owns a 31-14-4 record with a 2.65 GAA and .905 SV% after making 18 saves on 23 shots in Saturday's loss to Toronto.
"I think just getting back in the net and just regrouping and refocusing on my job," Skinner said. "I think again, it's a couple of small details for me personally that I need to kind of rebound on, and I know what I have to do in order to do that. So tonight's a chance for me to just get back in there and see what I can do from here on out. I learned a few lessons against Toronto and I'm thankful for that."
