Oilers’ Broberg, Perry, McLeod in lineup for Game 4 vs. Stars

Down 2-1 to the Dallas Stars, the Edmonton Oilers are shaking up their lineup for Game 4 at Rogers Place.

Defenceman Philip Broberg will make his playoff debut, while veteran forward Corey Perry and centre Ryan McLeod will also draw back into the lineup.

Coming out of the lineup will be defenceman Vincent Desharnais, and forwards Warren Foegele and Sam Carrick.

The 22-year-old Broberg registered two assists in 12 regular-season games with the Oilers sandwiched around a long stint with the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors in 2023-24.

Selected eighth overall at the 2019 draft, Broberg finished the minor-league schedule with five goals and 38 points in 49 contests.

“(Broberg’s) been making the most of his season,” Knoblauch said earlier Wednesday. “Very difficult situation here. We feel we have a player who is NHL-ready, but we had our six defencemen and we were very fortunate this year to have almost no injuries.”

Perry, meanwhile, looks set to rejoin the action after being a healthy scratch for the last five games. The 39-year-old former Hart Trophy winner and Stanley Cup champion is without a point in the playoffs.

McLeod, 24, was scratched for Game 3 after failing to register a point in 14 post-season games this spring.

You can watch the Oilers and their new-look lineup try and even up the series against the Stars live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ starting at 8:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. MT.

— With files from the Canadian Press