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• Oilers' Darnell Nurse: Could return Saturday

  1D ago • By RotoWire

  Head coach Kris Knoblauch said Thursday that Nurse (upper body) could return for Saturday's game against the Rangers, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports. Nurse sustained an upper-body injury against the Maple Leafs on Nov. 16 and carried a return timetable of 5-10 days. While he's been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Wild, he could be back in action after missing under a week. If he's unable to suit up against the Rangers, he'll have plenty of time to recover since the Oilers won't play again until Nov. 29 against Utah.

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• Oilers' Darnell Nurse: Set to miss 5-10 days

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Nurse (upper body) is expected to be out for about 5-10 days, per Kenzie Lalonde of TSN on Monday. Nurse left Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Toronto early in the second period following a high hit from Ryan Reaves, who received a five-game suspension. The 29-year-old Nurse has two goals, seven assists, 45 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and 34 hits across 18 appearances this season. He will be replaced in Monday's lineup against Montreal by Josh Brown.

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• Oilers' Darnell Nurse: Won't play Monday

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Nurse (upper body) will not be in the lineup against the Canadiens on Monday, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports. At this point, Nurse should probably be considered a heavy doubt to face the Senators on Tuesday with the Oilers heading into a back-to-back. With the veteran blueliner sidelined and an injury keeping Viktor Arvidsson (undisclosed) out, the Oilers figure to roll with seven defensemen, which means both Josh Brown and Troy Stecher should see minutes over the next two games.

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• Oilers' Darnell Nurse: Exits game with upper-body injury

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  Nurse sustained an upper-body injury during Saturday's tilt against Toronto and won't return to the game. Nurse logged 7:45 of ice time before departing the contest. He entered the game with two goals, nine points, 33 hits and 31 blocks in 17 appearances in 2024-25. Edmonton has only 11 healthy forwards and seven defensemen on the roster, so if Nurse and Viktor Arvidsson (undisclosed) can't play Monday versus Montreal, a call-up from the AHL will be necessary.

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• Oilers' Darnell Nurse: Three points in overtime win

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  Nurse scored two goals, dished an assist, added four hits and went plus-3 in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators. Nurse had his best game of the season by far, which included him scoring the game-winning goal at 2:33 of the extra session. The defenseman has earned seven points over his last eight contests. He's up to two goals, nine points, 43 shots on net, 33 hits, 31 blocked shots, 18 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 17 appearances. Nurse is a reliable fantasy defender most of the time, but an uptick in offense makes him a must-have in formats that count lots of categories.

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