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• Oilers' Kris Russell: Rare two-point effort

  04/23/2022 • By RotoWire

  Russell scored an empty-net goal, added an assist, levied four hits and blocked five shots in Friday's 6-3 win over the Avalanche. Russell's last multi-point effort was a two-assist game versus the Flames on March 6, 2021. The veteran defenseman is rarely a big contributor on offense, but he played a noticeable part in this contest, and he absorbed extra ice time after Darnell Nurse (lower body) left the game. Russell is at nine points, 31 shots on net, 64 blocked shots, 29 hits and a plus-9 rating through 28 outings, matching his point total from each of the last two seasons.

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• Oilers' Kris Russell: Posts helper in win

  04/21/2022 • By RotoWire

  Russell notched an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Stars. Russell helped out on an Evander Kane in the first period. This was Russell's second straight game with a point after he scored in a 4-0 win over the Golden Knights on Saturday. The 34-year-old defenseman isn't known for his offense -- he's at seven points, 30 shots on net, 59 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 27 outings this season.

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• Oilers' Kris Russell: First goal in three years

  04/17/2022 • By RotoWire

  Russell scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 4-0 win over Vegas. Russell took a pass from Zack Kassian and scored from the high slot at 16:26 of the first period. It was his first goal in 146 games -- he hadn't scored since Mar. 17, 2019, remarkably also against the Golden Knights.

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• Oilers' Kris Russell: Clear from virus protocols

  04/06/2022 • By RotoWire

  Russell has cleared the COVID-19 protocols but is unlikely to play Tuesday versus the Sharks, Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network reports. Russell went into the virus protocols last Monday, but he's now healthy again. The 34-year-old should resume a part-time role on the blue line, where he's unlikely to see more than third-pairing usage.

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• Oilers' Kris Russell: Enters COVID-19 protocols

  03/28/2022 • By RotoWire

  Russell has entered the league's COVID-19 protocols and will not play Monday against the Coyotes. With just eight points, 20 hits and 55 blocked shots this season, there shouldn't be too many fantasy managers that miss Russell while he's unavailable. Nonetheless, look for further info on the veteran blueliner ahead of Wednesday's game against the Kings.

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