# Edmonton Oilers, lineup 2026-10-21

Sources: NHL API (api-web.nhle.com/v1/roster/EDM/current, boxscore 2026020148 EDM–MIN 4–3 on 2026-10-20),
DailyFaceoff line combinations (updated 2026-10-20 23:41 UTC).

Positions: "NHL" = official position on the NHL roster (nhl.com/oilers/roster), "line" = slot in DailyFaceoff's lines.
jdc chose to use the official positions.

| Player | NHL | Line | Shoots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podkolzin 92 | RW | LW | L |
| McDavid 97 | C | C | L |
| Draisaitl 29 | C | RW | L |
| Kapanen 42 | RW | LW | R |
| Dach 34 | C | C | L |
| Hyman 18 | LW | RW | R |
| Formenton 26 | LW | LW | L |
| Michaels 43 | RW | C | R |
| Joseph 21 | RW | RW | L |
| Hallander 19 | C | LW | L |
| Frederic 10 | C | C | L |
| Howard 53 | LW | RW | L |

Not dressed: Nugent-Hopkins C, Savoie C, Janmark C, Dickinson C, Max Jones LW.

DailyFaceoff lines (LW – C – RW): 1. Podkolzin – McDavid – Draisaitl, 2. Kapanen – Dach – Hyman,
3. Formenton – Michaels – Joseph, 4. Hallander – Frederic – Howard.

**Lines used in the ROM (official positions):** 1. Hyman – McDavid – Podkolzin, 2. Formenton – Draisaitl – Kapanen,
3. Howard – Dach – Joseph, (4. Hallander – Frederic – Michaels, used on the PK).

Pairs: Ekholm – Bouchard, Shea – Murphy, Walman – Emberson. Goalies: Levi 27 (played the whole last game), Jarry 35.
PP1: Podkolzin, Hyman, Draisaitl, Bouchard, McDavid. PP2: Kapanen, Hallander, Howard, Walman, Ekholm.
Injured (IR): Nugent-Hopkins 93, Savoie 22, Janmark 13, Andersen 30, Regula 75. Out: Dickinson 16.
Others on the roster: Max Jones 46, Mukhamadullin 85. Left out of the 26 slots: Max Jones and Janmark.

## Ratings for the new players

ROM format per player: length word + name, jersey (BCD), 7 bytes = 14 nibbles: weight (1–14), agility, speed, off. awareness,
def. awareness, shot power, checking, handedness+fighting (bit0 = right, bits 1–3 = fighting 0–7), stickhandling, shot accuracy,
endurance, (unknown, 1–5), passing, aggressiveness. Others 1–6. Goalies: same length, nibbles 6–9 = 0, the rest not mapped.

Method: kNN (k=12) on NHL stats 2024–27 (points, goals, shots, ice time, hits, blocks, penalty minutes, weight) against all
682 ROM skaters with ≥25 games. Cross-check against the ROM: usually within ±0.5 steps. Weight = 7.26 + 0.116·(lb − 202).
EA NHL 27 (ea.com) only shows the top 300; the 8 Oilers there are already in the ROM. Scripts: romp.py, feat.py, model.py.

| Player | # | wgt | agi | spd | off | def | pwr | chk | hand/fight | stk | acc | end | ? | pas | agg | hex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formenton | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | L/1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 63333332323232 |
| Michaels | 43 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | R/1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 53323223333332 |
| Hallander | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | L/1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 82323222222322 |
| Max Jones | 46 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | L/4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | a2323248232313 |

Levi (G, #27): 63333400003433, on the level of Demko/Tarasov/Ingram/Schmid (save % about .893).
Already in the ROM (copied, new number): Shea (PIT) a4323230313133 → #6, Mukhamadullin 73223332233323 → #85,
Andersen b3311300003333 → #30, Joseph (LA) 62324232223131 → #21.