David Perron will take the place of the injured Benoit Pouliot (foot) on the top line for Edmonton, according to the Oilers web site.

Perron will take the place of the injured Benoit Pouliot (foot) on the top line for Edmonton, according to the Oilers' official site.

Analysis:

Pouliot is expected to miss at least a month's worth of action, so Perron will be the beneficiary and get bumped up to play with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle. Perron has been a bit of a disappointment this season after being very productive last year with Edmonton. Perhaps playing with more talented linemates will ignite his season.