Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, forward Vasily Podkolzin, defenceman Mattias Ekholm and forward Jack Roslovic celebrate a goal against the Utah Mammoth during second period NHL action, in Edmonton on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Photo by JASON FRANSON / THE CANADIAN PRESS

In the first nine games of the NHL season, Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch was the National Hockey’s League’s Blender King, mixing up his forward lines more than any other NHL coach. Few lines lasted more than one or two games together. Many didn’t even last one or two periods. Article content

In the last four games, however Knoblauch has switched it up, going with the same three steady lines at the top of the Oilers roster. This switcheroo in strategy is how paying off, with Edmonton getting two wins and

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