Dallas needs Klingberg more than the Oilers. Their other three right-shot D — Matt Dumba, Ilya Lyubushkin and Nils Lundkvist — haven’t scored a goal all season long. He wants to play on a Cup contender and wherever he signs, he’s in audition mode for next season.

Naturally, given this mix, Brown got the least ice time among Oilers blueliners at 11:49. His most notable moment came in the first period when he levelled Trent Frederic with a hip check along the boards by the Oilers bench. Brown was used on the penalty kill in the third when Ekholm was in the box.

Edmonton Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch is once again back to tweaking the lineup, this time promoting Jeff Skinner to the third line alongside Adam Henrique (C) and Zach Hyman (RW) during Monday’s practice.

Head coach Kris Knoblauch’s latest change has seen Jeff Skinner and Adam Henrique ... as the fourth line will see Mattias Janmark remain in the centre ice position, despite him taking few ...

The Oilers are now fully abandoning the idea of a checking third line. Skinner-Henrique-Hyman is a scoring line, with Hyman and Henrique winning puck battles and cleaning up the net front while Skinner shoots and makes plays.