The Oilers were forced to call up Cam Dineen, who will make his debut tonight as both John Klingberg and Mattias Ekholm are suffering from injuries and ruled out. Defencemen Mattias Ekholm and John Klingberg are <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/max-jones-cam-dineen-to-make-oilers-debuts-vs-canadiens-ekholm-klingberg-out/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>both going to miss the Edmonton Oilers' game</a> tonight against the Montreal Canadiens. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/mattias-ekholm-8475218' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Ekholm</a> has been dealing with an undisclosed injury, while Klingberg also has a minor injury that he is dealing with. As a result, per head coach Kris Knoblauch, newly acquired Max Jones and urgent call-up Cam Dineen will each make their Oilers debuts. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sportsnetspec/status/1897709523126960503'> </a></blockquote></div> The reeling Oilers have lost six of their last seven games. Per The Athletic's Daniel Nugent-Bowman, the Oilers iced the following forward lines in practice: Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Hyman Podkolzin - Draisaitl - Arvidsson Janmark - Henrique - Brown Jones - Kapanen - Perry <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DNBsports/status/1897710674849202222'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/max-jones-8479368' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Jones</a> and fellow forward Trent Frederic were acquired from the Boston Bruins in a three-way trade that also involved the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. <h3>Frederic says he's day-to-day</h3> Frederic is currently injured, and so he told reporters that he did not yet have an exact timeline, saying he's taking it day by day. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1897702643491127373'> </a></blockquote></div> Jones has played in seven games with Boston this season and 38 with AHL Providence. He doesn't have a point in his NHL action this season. In terms of Dineen, the Oilers acquired him in a 2023 deal with the then-Arizona Coyotes, and he's been playing with AHL Bakersfield since the move.