Kris Knoblauch shared the disappointing news on Saturday.
The Edmonton Oilers are sitting pretty at the top of the Pacific Division in the National Hockey League. However, with plenty of games left in the regular season, they still have hard challenges to face to keep their position.
Things are going to be tough for the Oilers this Saturday night when they go against the Vegas Golden Knights for their last game of the regular season.
On Saturday, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said that forward Zach Hyman would not be playing tonight because of injury issues. Knoblauch mentioned to reporters that if this were a playoff game, Hyman would be on the ice, which indicates that his injury isn’t too serious. Unfortunately, he won’t be playing against the Golden Knights. It seems that the Oilers’ rise to the top of the Pacific Division might have given Hyman some extra time to recover from any lingering injuries before playoff time, which is a positive thing for the team.
That said, Hyman is a key player for the Oilers, and not having him in the game will hurt the team. This loss is even worse because the Oilers are also missing star player Leon Draisaitl, which leaves their offense pretty weak.
Even though Hyman has only played in 57 games for the Oilers this season, he has already scored 31 goals and added 20 assists, totaling 51 points so far.
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