Ideal lines for game three

Team: 2022-23 Edmonton Oilers

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 3, 2022

Published: Jun. 3, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The only way I see the oilers beating this avs team is if we get production from three lines.

Matchups:
Hyman-Nuge-JP and Kulak-Ceci against Mackinnon line
McLeod-McDavid-Yam and Nurse-Bouch against Kadri/Ranty line
Holloway-Drai-Kane and Keith-Barrie against avs third/fourth line
Double shift nuge/McDavid with Ryan and foegele (or drai but he needs a bit more rest imo)

Hyman-Nuge-JP and Kulak-Ceci should be a good shutdown line against Mackinnon, landeskog and potentially Makar
McLeod-McDavid-Yam paired with nurse-bouch should be a good offensive line with defensive upside too against rantanen and kadri
hopefully that leaves Holloway-Drai-Kane with Keith and Barrie to be a full offensive threat against a bottom 6 line.
7D and 11F works better because Nurse isn’t 100%, and depth hasn’t been showing up. Rolling three equal lines is a better option than loading up the top 2 lines because if there is any slight weaknesses in this avs team it’s forward depth, although it’s shown up this series. I also think putting offensive pressure on all three d pairings is a good idea, because with the Girard injury their blue line isn’t as scary anymore.
Koskinen over smith because Koskinen has historically been better against the avs, and smith hasn’t been great recently.