McDavid will center the Oilers' second line in Saturday's game against the Predators.

EDGE Analysis

Head coach Todd McLellan does not feel that McDavid and Taylor Hall "have connected real well, even throughout the exhibition season," so he decided to elevate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to the top line and slot McDavid into the second line for Saturday's contest. McLellan will be hoping the change provides a spark on the heels of McDavid's quiet debut Thursday night.