Ready to contribute
Matt Savoie is expected to make the jump to the NHL full-time after a solid first season with Bakersfield in the American Hockey League. The 21-year-old has 54 points (19 goals, 35 assists) in 66 games and one assist in four games with the Oilers. Savoie was acquired from the Buffalo Sabers on July 5, 2024 and is expected to play a bottom-six role this season. He has become an effective hitman in Bakersfield and will be asked to do the same at the NHL level.
Fantastic sleeper with EDGE stats
Isaac Howard, F: He led the NCAA in points per game (1.41; 52 in 37 games) last season and is expected to challenge for a spot among the six forwards as a freshman after the forward departures. Corey Perry (signed with the Los Angeles Kings), Kane and Connor Brown (signed with the Devils). Howard is among NHL.com’s top 10 fantasy rookies for this season and, according to NHL EDGE stats, the Oilers led the League in high-danger shots on goal (703) and ranked second in speed bursts over 20 mph (2,250) last season. — Troy Perlowitz
Projected programming
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin – Léon Draisaitl – Andrew Mangiapane
Trent Frédéric — Adam Henrique — Matt Savoie
Isaac Howard – Mattias Janmark – Kasperi Kapanen
Mattias Ekholm-Evan Bouchard
Nurse Darnell – Jake Walman
Brett Kulak – Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
