PHILADELPHIA Edmonton Oilerscenter Ryan Nugent-HopkinsJay Woodcroft announced that Jay, who was suffering from an upper-body injury, had to leave the team in order to return home before the American road trip ended. He is now considered week one.
Edmonton is in a tight race to secure one of the last spots in the Western Conference postseason. The Oilers might be without their third leading scorer for some time. Nugent-Hopkins, who was 3-0 down in Tuesday’s win over the Edmonton Oilers, missed his second consecutive game. Philadelphia FlyersAfter Saturday’s win over the Florida PanthersWith the injury.
Nugent-Hopkins is a former No. One overall pick Nugent-Hopkins has seven goals and 37 point in 45 games this season for Edmonton. Connor McDavid Leon DraisaitlHis ability to get a lot of ice time is what makes him a reliable player. He is third in the team with a 19-49 average time-on-ice and only 10 penalty minutes.
For the most part, this road trip was without him. The Oilers managed a mark of 2-2 and will conclude the trek on Thursday against his team. Chicago Blackhawks.
Draisaitl and McDavid both scored goals against the Flyers. McDavid also scored two assists. Mikko KoskinenEn route to victory, 39 saves were made.
Koskinen stated that he believes the boys played very, really well. “I’m very happy for them. “I think they did an incredible job.”
Kailer YamamotoThe Oilers also scored, moving to 17-0-0 when they scored first. McDavid is tied for second place in the NHL point standings with 77. Since Woodcroft took over as coach from Dave Tippett, the Oilers are now 7-3-0.
Woodcroft stated that “We like the way we have played, basically, over 18 or 19 days.” “We have seen positive signs and it is now time to continue growing.”
Philadelphia lost its 20th consecutive game, while the home team fell to 9-19. The Flyers were beaten for the fifth time by the Penguins, who fell to 1-4 in a historic eight-game homestand. Carter Hart29 saves against Oilers
Edmonton is in the thick West postseason mix. The Oilers moved up to the No. The Oilers moved into the No. 3 playoff slot in Pacific Division, two behind the Los Angeles KingsIf they drop out of the third spot, they could end up in a wildcard position. The Oilers still have 28 games.
Koskinen stated that the whole team is performing so well. “When a team plays well, the goalie usually looks good too. So it’s all 20 of them. It’s everyone.”
This report was contributed by The Associated Press.