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Toronto Star
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Star
‘Feisty' Oilers winger Viktor Arvidsson to play Game 4 for injured Connor Brown
EDMONTON - Viktor Arvidsson wasn't a happy camper. The Oilers winger played an effective nine games to open the Stanley Cup playoffs before Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch opted for a different look midway through the team's second-round series with the Vegas Golden Knights. Arvidsson took a seat in the press box despite a strong connection on an energy line alongside Mattias Janmark and Vasily Podkolzin. Knoblauch sounded almost apologetic a couple of times since first making the veteran forward a healthy scratch May 12. After biding his time, Arvidsson is about to get another shot. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The 32-year-old Swede will draw into the lineup for the injured Connor Brown against the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the NHL's Western Conference final on Tuesday. 'That's the toughest part of our job,' Arvidsson said of getting a tap on the shoulder from the coach following Edmonton's morning skate. 'Especially when you're doing everything right and trying to bring something to the team with the role you have … for sure, hard.' Brown was hurt on a big hit from Stars defenceman Alexander Petrovic in the second period of Sunday's matinee that Edmonton won 6-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. The five-foot-10, 185-pound Arvidsson, who last played in Game 3 against Vegas, had one goal and three assists before getting replaced by Kasperi Kapanen. 'They wanted to make a change, and that's what they did,' Arvidsson said. 'I just have to play the same style of play as I did and I've always done. Bring energy and bring a lot of pucks to the net and bodies to the net and forecheck and play good defensively.' Signed to a two-year, US$8-million contract in free agency in last July, he registered 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) across 67 regular-season games for the Oilers in 2024-25. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Knoblauch, who indicated his forward lines wouldn't be the same as when Arvidsson last suited up, said he expected the two-time 30-goal man to pick up right where he left off. 'This time of the year, it's physicality,' said the coach. 'He's not afraid of getting involved in the play. He is smaller, but he definitely is feisty. He's a smart hockey player. He's got good puck skills, but something he really adds to our team is speed 'We could have used a little more of that (in Game 3).' The top-pair defenceman Mattias Ekholm, who hasn't played in the playoffs because of a lower-body injury, said Monday he's getting close to a return, but Knoblauch confirmed the 35-year-old would again watch. Edmonton did get some good news on the injury front, with Calvin Pickard healthy enough to back up Stuart Skinner. The 33-year-old replaced his struggling crease companion with the Oilers down 2-0 to the Los Angeles Kings in the first round before ripping off six straight wins. Pickard then suffered a lower-body injury in Game 2 against Vegas to give Skinner another chance. He went onto pick up three shutouts in four games before Sunday's 6-1 triumph. Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl said having the likes of Arvidsson and fellow winger Jeff Skinner available to enter the fray is a luxury he hasn't experienced in Edmonton until this season. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'Our depth is as good as any in the league,' he said. 'That's what good teams have. We've got a lot of guys that can just play in any situation. That gives (Knoblauch) a lot of options. (Arvidsson) is coming in, you can play him on the third line, you can play him on the first line. 'It doesn't matter, he knows how to play in every situation.' BACK IN Stars No. 1 centre Roope Hintz returned from injury Tuesday after receiving a slash to the left leg from Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse in the third period of Game 2. The Finn took warm-ups Sunday ahead of Game 3, but didn't dress for Dallas. Hintz entered with five goals and six assists for 11 points in 15 playoff contests this spring. Nurse spoke to reporters Tuesday morning for the first time since the incident. 'I was just backing up to the net and I got a shot in the back … it was a just natural reaction,' he said of his whack on Hintz. 'A play that everyone in this room, whether you're a net-front guy or a (defenceman), probably happens two dozen times in a year. Unfortunate … must have got him in a bad spot. 'You don't want to go out there and hurt anyone. But it was just one of those plays that happened so often.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 27, 2025.
Hamilton Spectator
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
‘Fiesty' Oilers winger Viktor Arvidsson to play Game 4 for injured Connor Brown
EDMONTON - Viktor Arvidsson wasn't a happy camper. The Oilers winger played an effective nine games to open the Stanley Cup playoffs before Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch opted for a different look midway through the team's second-round series with the Vegas Golden Knights. Arvidsson took a seat in the press box despite a strong connection on an energy line alongside Mattias Janmark and Vasily Podkolzin. Knoblauch sounded almost apologetic a couple of times since first making the veteran forward a healthy scratch May 12. After biding his time, Arvidsson is about to get another shot. The 32-year-old Swede will draw into the lineup for the injured Connor Brown against the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the NHL's Western Conference final on Tuesday. 'That's the toughest part of our job,' Arvidsson said of getting a tap on the shoulder from the coach following Edmonton's morning skate. 'Especially when you're doing everything right and trying to bring something to the team with the role you have … for sure, hard.' Brown was hurt on a big hit from Stars defenceman Alexander Petrovic in the second period of Sunday's matinee that Edmonton won 6-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. The five-foot-10, 185-pound Arvidsson, who last played in Game 3 against Vegas, had one goal and three assists before getting replaced by Kasperi Kapanen. 'They wanted to make a change, and that's what they did,' Arvidsson said. 'I just have to play the same style of play as I did and I've always done. Bring energy and bring a lot of pucks to the net and bodies to the net and forecheck and play good defensively.' Signed to a two-year, US$8-million contract in free agency in last July, he registered 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) across 67 regular-season games for the Oilers in 2024-25. Knoblauch, who indicated his forward lines wouldn't be the same as when Arvidsson last suited up, said he expected the two-time 30-goal man to pick up right where he left off. 'This time of the year, it's physicality,' said the coach. 'He's not afraid of getting involved in the play. He is smaller, but he definitely is feisty. He's a smart hockey player. He's got good puck skills, but something he really adds to our team is speed 'We could have used a little more of that (in Game 3).' The top-pair defenceman Mattias Ekholm, who hasn't played in the playoffs because of a lower-body injury, said Monday he's getting close to a return, but Knoblauch confirmed the 35-year-old would again watch. Edmonton did get some good news on the injury front, with Calvin Pickard healthy enough to back up Stuart Skinner. The 33-year-old replaced his struggling crease companion with the Oilers down 2-0 to the Los Angeles Kings in the first round before ripping off six straight wins. Pickard then suffered a lower-body injury in Game 2 against Vegas to give Skinner another chance. He went onto pick up three shutouts in four games before Sunday's 6-1 triumph. Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl said having the likes of Arvidsson and fellow winger Jeff Skinner available to enter the fray is a luxury he hasn't experienced in Edmonton until this season. 'Our depth is as good as any in the league,' he said. 'That's what good teams have. We've got a lot of guys that can just play in any situation. That gives (Knoblauch) a lot of options. (Arvidsson) is coming in, you can play him on the third line, you can play him on the first line. 'It doesn't matter, he knows how to play in every situation.' WAITING GAME Stars No. 1 centre Roope Hintz will once again be a game-time decision after receiving a slash to the left leg from Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse on Friday. The Finn took warm-ups Sunday, but didn't dress for Dallas. Hintz, who was replaced by Oskar Back on the Star' top line between Mikael Granlund and Mikko Rantanen in Game 3, has five goals and six assists for 11 points in 15 playoff games this spring. Nurse spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since the exchange with Hintz. 'I was just backing up to the net and I got a shot in the back … it was a just natural reaction,' he said of his whack on Hintz. 'A play that everyone in this room, whether you're a net-front guy or a (defenceman), probably happens two dozen times in a year. Unfortunate … must have got him in a bad spot. 'You don't want to go out there and hurt anyone. But it was just one of those plays that happened so often.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 27, 2025.
Global News
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Global News
‘Fiesty' Edmonton Oilers winger Viktor Arvidsson to play Game 4 for injured Connor Brown
Viktor Arvidsson wasn't a happy camper. The Oilers winger played an effective nine games to open the Stanley Cup playoffs before Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch opted for a different look midway through the team's second-round series with the Vegas Golden Knights. Arvidsson took a seat in the press box despite a strong connection on an energy line alongside Mattias Janmark and Vasily Podkolzin. Knoblauch sounded almost apologetic a couple of times since first making the veteran forward a healthy scratch May 12. After biding his time, Arvidsson is about to get another shot. The 32-year-old Swede will draw into the lineup for the injured Connor Brown against the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the NHL's Western Conference final on Tuesday. 'That's the toughest part of our job,' Arvidsson said of getting a tap on the shoulder from the coach following Edmonton's morning skate. 'Especially when you're doing everything right and trying to bring something to the team with the role you have … for sure, hard.' Story continues below advertisement 1:31 This Alberta pastor is Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch's doppelganger Brown was hurt on a big hit from Stars defenceman Alexander Petrovic in the second period of Sunday's matinee that Edmonton won 6-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. The five-foot-10, 185-pound Arvidsson, who last played in Game 3 against Vegas, had one goal and three assists before getting replaced by Kasperi Kapanen. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'They wanted to make a change, and that's what they did,' Arvidsson said. 'I just have to play the same style of play as I did and I've always done. 'Bring energy and bring a lot of pucks to the net and bodies to the net and forecheck and play good defensively.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "Bring energy and bring a lot of pucks to the net and bodies to the net and forecheck and play good defensively." Signed to a two-year, US$8-million contract in free agency in last July, he registered 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) across 67 regular-season games for the Oilers in 2024-25. Story continues below advertisement Knoblauch, who indicated his forward lines wouldn't be the same as when Arvidsson last suited up, said he expected the two-time 30-goal man to pick up right where he left off. 'This time of the year, it's physicality,' said the coach. 'He's not afraid of getting involved in the play. He is smaller, but he definitely is feisty. He's a smart hockey player. He's got good puck skills, but something he adds to our team is speed 'We could have used a little more of that (in Game 3).' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "We could have used a little more of that (in Game 3)." The top-pair defenceman Mattias Ekholm, who hasn't played in the playoffs because of a lower-body injury, said Monday he's getting close to a return, but Knoblauch confirmed the 35-year-old would again watch. 1:25 Edmonton Oilers mural painted on downtown pub Edmonton did get some good news on the injury front, with Calvin Pickard healthy enough to back up Stuart Skinner. The 33-year-old replaced his struggling crease companion with the Oilers down 2-0 to the Los Angeles Kings in the first round before ripping off six straight wins. Story continues below advertisement Pickard then suffered a lower-body injury in Game 2 against Vegas to give Skinner another chance. He went onto pick up three shutouts in four games before Sunday's 6-1 triumph. Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl said having the likes of Arvidsson and fellow winger Jeff Skinner available to enter the fray is a luxury he hasn't experienced in Edmonton until this season. 'Our depth is as good as any in the league,' he said. 'That's what good teams have. We've got a lot of guys that can just play in any situation. That gives (Knoblauch) a lot of options. (Arvidsson) is coming in, you can play him on the third line, you can play him on the first line. 'It doesn't matter, he knows how to play in every situation.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "It doesn't matter, he knows how to play in every situation." WAITING GAME Stars No. 1 centre Roope Hintz will once again be a game-time decision after receiving a slash to the left leg from Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse on Friday. The Finn took warm-ups Sunday, but didn't dress for Dallas. Hintz, who was replaced by Oskar Back on the Star' top line between Mikael Granlund and Mikko Rantanen in Game 3, has five goals and six assists for 11 points in 15 playoff games this spring. Nurse spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since the exchange with Hintz. Story continues below advertisement 'I was just backing up to the net and I got a shot in the back … it was a just natural reaction,' he said of his whack on Hintz. 'A play that everyone in this room, whether you're a net-front guy or a (defenceman), probably happens two dozen times in a year. Unfortunate … must have got him in a bad spot. 'You don't want to go out there and hurt anyone. But it was just one of those plays that happened so often.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "You don't want to go out there and hurt anyone. But it was just one of those plays that happened so often."
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Viktor Arvidsson back in the lineup for Edmonton Oilers with Brown out
Poor play in the playoffs can be a professional death sentence when you're on about as deep a roster as the Edmonton Oilers have seen in decades. Play bad, and there is someone in a suit watching from up in the press box who is only too happy to take your spot in the lineup. When a team is on a roll during the most important part of the calendar, every moving part has to be contributing efficiently. The thing is, even playing well doesn't automatically lead to inclusion. Just ask Viktor Arvidsson. An injury to Connor Brown in Game 3 of the Western Conference final on Sunday, compliments of a high body check from Dallas Stars defenceman Alex Petrovic, paved the way for Arvidsson to return to the lineup for the first time since Game 3 of the second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Up to that point, the Swedish product had four points (one goal, three assists) in nine playoff games. Not exactly invisible. Nevertheless, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch decided to make a change to his lineup, and Arvidsson found himself the odd man out. Hard to argue, since Kasperi Kapanen came up with the series-clinching goal in overtime to cash out Vegas two games later. But that still didn't mean it was an easy decision. 'I don't want to take anybody out, it's a tough situation,' Knoblauch said. 'We mixed up our forwards and took out Arvidsson, and Arvidsson had been playing pretty well. 'We felt that our team needed something at that moment, and unfortunately he had to be the guy. Not that there had been anything against his game, it was just a change.' Prior to the change, Arvidsson was part of an energetic line alongside centre Mattias Janmark and Vasily Podkolzin. 'I expect him to pick up where he left off,' Knoblauch said. 'The lines won't be exactly the same, but when he left, Podkolzin, himself and Janmark played really well and I think they scored four really important goals in a six-game span. 'I think in his game, he adds speed. I think this time of the year, physicality, he's not afraid of getting involved in the play. He's smaller, but he definitely is feisty.' Arvidsson was in the lineup for the entire opening-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, a team he spent three seasons with prior to joining Edmonton as a free agent and earning 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) in 67 regular-season games this year. While he missed a stretch of 15 games due to injury in the first half, he had been a staple in the lineup, a trend that had continued into the playoffs. 'They wanted to make a change and that's what they did,' Arvidsson said. 'Coming back, I just have to play the same style of play as I did and I've always done and bring energy and get pucks to the net and bodies to the net, and forecheck and play good defensively.' But when a team is deep and firing on all cylinders, there is a good chance it is going to test that depth at points throughout a long playoff run. 'We have a lot of guys that can just play in any situation, and I think that gives them a lot of options,' Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl said. '(Arvidsson) is coming in and you can play him on the third line, you can play him on the first line, it doesn't matter. 'He knows how to play in every situation and I think we have a lot of guys that are just capable of playing anywhere up and down the lineup.' And now, with Brown out, Arvidsson gives the Oilers another weapon in their arsenal in the ongoing battle to return to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season. 'I think with his attributes he's obviously a smart hockey player, got good puck skills, but something that really adds to our team is speed,' Knoblauch said. 'I think the last game we really could have used a little more of that and getting in on the forecheck a little bit faster, maybe a little bit more off the rush, pushing their defencemen back, he'll help us with that.' And Arvidsson, for one, is only too glad to be pitching in again. 'It's exciting,' Arvidsson said prior to puck drop Tuesday. 'It's been tough. Myself, I think I should be out there and I'm happy to be back. 'I think I played well when I was playing, for the time I was on the ice.' E-mail: On Twitter: @GerryModdejonge The Edmonton Oilers make Pink Pony Club part of their playoff lore Oilers' Evan Bouchard exercising an all-round game in Ekholm's absence You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun
Edmonton Journal
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Viktor Arvidsson back in the lineup for Edmonton Oilers with Brown out
Article content The thing is, even playing well doesn't automatically lead to inclusion. Just ask Viktor Arvidsson. An injury to Connor Brown in Game 3 of the Western Conference final on Sunday, compliments of a high body check from Dallas Stars defenceman Alex Petrovic, paved the way for Arvidsson to return to the lineup for the first time since Game 3 of the second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Up to that point, the Swedish product had four points (one goal, three assists) in nine playoff games. Not exactly invisible. Nevertheless, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch decided to make a change to his lineup, and Arvidsson found himself the odd man out. Hard to argue, since Kasperi Kapanen came up with the series-clinching goal in overtime to cash out Vegas two games later. But that still didn't mean it was an easy decision. 'I don't want to take anybody out, it's a tough situation,' Knoblauch said. 'We mixed up our forwards and took out Arvidsson, and Arvidsson had been playing pretty well.
