The player, of course, is Mattias Ekholm. He’s been sidelined with a lower-body injury since playing three shifts on April 11. That regular-season game represented his second attempt at getting back into the lineup.

The Edmonton Oilers have been thriving in the current Stanley Cup playoffs, taking a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference final series against the Dallas Stars. But for as good as the Oilers have looked,

The Edmonton Oilers received rough news on Wednesday morning about Zach Hyman and the injury he suffered in Game 4. According to Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch, Hyman will require surgery and is likely done for the season.

Ekholm has preached, almost from the time he arrived via trade from Nashville in February 2023, that the Oilers need to be more comfortable playing in their own zone and withstanding opponents’ offensive pressure. The Golden Knights had a couple of sustained stints in the Oilers’ end in Game 5; the Oilers essentially gave up nothing.