Oilers' Nugent-Hopkins (rib) out 5-6 weeks
The Edmonton Oilers will be without 中心 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for five to six weeks because of 割れ目d ribs he 苦しむd during last Saturday's overtime 勝利，勝つ over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Coach Todd McLellan 発表するd the 傷害 Friday, as the Oilers enjoyed their bye week に引き続いて the Vegas 勝利，勝つ. Nugent-Hopkins was placed on 負傷させるd reserve.
"The 初期の 指示，表示する物s were he'd be 承認する, then he （機の）カム home and he saw some doctors and had some 実験（する）s, and he's going to be out five to six weeks," McLellan said.
The 24-year-old was 最初 thought to have 苦しむd a bruised sternum on a big 攻撃する，衝突する from Golden Knights defender Brayden McNabb in the second period of last Saturday's game. Nugent-Hopkins left the contest after the 衝突／不一致 and did not return.
Nugent-Hopkins, the No. 1 全体にわたる 選ぶ in the 2011 草案, leads Edmonton with 16 goals and also has 15 補助装置s. His 31 points 階級 third on the team behind Connor McDavid (52) and Leon Draisaitl (36).
"You can make an argument who our 重要な go-to guy has been this year, 明白に Connor is having a pretty good year 個々に, and some others, but I would throw Nuge 権利 up there," McLellan said. "He's been 信頼できる in every 状況／情勢, given us 価値のある minutes, 改善するd his game.
"He means a lot to our team."
In Nugent-Hopkins' absence, Draisaitl is 推定する／予想するd to slide up the depth chart to the second line in his place. Ryan Strome will move to the third-line 中心 役割.
The Oilers, sixth in the 太平洋の 分割 at 20-23-3, have 解任するd 今後 Iiro Pakarinen from the AHL Bakersfield Condors in a corresponding move. The 26-year-old has an 補助装置 in 18 games with Edmonton earlier this season; he's 得点する／非難する／２０d 13 points (nine goals, four 補助装置s) in the same 量 of games with Bakersfield.
--Field Level マスコミ
