Zach Hyman injury update: Oilers winger to have surgery, likely done for playoffs
Edmonton Oilers star winger Zach Hyman is having surgery on Wednesday and is likely gone for the rest of the postseason after being injured in Game 4..
"We're not expecting him back for the playoffs," said coach Kris Knoblauch, who didn't specify which injury Hyman suffered when he left the game on a hit by the Dallas Stars' Mason Marchment during the first period.
The Oilers won the game 4-1 to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Hyman scored 70 goals last season between the regular season and the playoffs. This season, he has 11 points in 15 playoff games and a league-leading 111 hits in the postseason, nearly 30 more than the next player.
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"Zach is going to be a huge hole, but we're fortunate to have a lot of depth that guys can come in and step up and give us quality minutes," Knoblauch said.
Forward Connor Brown will miss a second consecutive game in Thursday's potential clinching Game 5 in Dallas with an unspecified injury. Viktor Arvidsson came back in the lineup for Game 4 to replace Brown.
It's uncertain who would come in for Hyman, but offseason acquisition Jeff Skinner has played only one playoff game.
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