The Edmonton Oilers are set to play the Seattle Kraken tonight, and there will be several changes to the lineup as some key players are not going to be available. The Edmonton Oilers <a href='https://oilersnation.com/news/oilers-game-notes-50-0-connor-mcdavid-returns-as-edmonton-hosts-the-seattle-kraken' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>make lineup changes in preparation for tonight's contest with the Seattle Kraken</a> at Rogers Place. <h3>John Klingberg is out with immigration issues</h3> Out with immigration-related concerns but possibly returning later in the week, during the trip, or soon is John Klingberg. <h3>Stuart Skinner is out as he and his wife are having a baby</h3> Not at practice today but returning soon, as well, is Stuart Skinner. He and his wife are having a baby. Darnell Nurse is not fully healthy but will play tonight. Starter Calvin Pickard will guard the crease for the Oilers tonight seeing as Skinner is away. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/tsnryanrishaug/status/1883939218336149956'> </a></blockquote></div> The Oilers, meanwhile, gain a big player's return in captain Connor McDavid, who's returned to the lineup following <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/news/connor-mcdavid-and-tyler-myers-both-receive-multi-game-suspensions-after-ejections-on-saturday' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>a three-game suspension for a cross-check</a> of Vancouver's Conor Garland. Despite McDavid's three-game absence, the Oilers (31-15-3) won two of three in a make-or-break stretch of games and sit in a comfortable position in the Pacific Division. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1883902815804002681'> </a></blockquote></div> A win tonight could sit Edmonton in first in the division, one point in front of the Vegas Golden Knights. After a 3-2 win over Buffalo Saturday, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/standings/2025-01-27/wildcard' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the Oilers sat first but then were displaced</a> when Vegas beat Florida in a contest played Sunday. The Oilers enter tonight with a 7-3-0 record in their last 10 games and a 17-8-1 record in contests played at home in this campaign. Meanwhile, visiting foe Seattle (22-25-3) have struggled at an opponent's rink, at 10-14-0, and 5-5-0 overall in their last 10 games. Tonight's contest is the fourth in a six-game homestand, the longest such stretch for Edmonton this season.