Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman’s playoff ride is probably over, one win from another trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

Hyman, who took an innocuous-looking drive-by check from Dallas forward Mason Marchment on Hyman’s fifth shift of Game 4 on Tuesday, will be operated on to repair an undisclosed upper-body injury — a body slam for the first-line forward who was the was leading the league in hits in the playoffs.

“He’s likely done for the season. He’s having surgery today,” said Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch, who wouldn’t say what body part was damaged, but it was likely his wrist or shoulder.

“We’ll just leave it as upper-body… he’s our everything out there. Last year he scored 70 goals (54 in regular-season) and numerous , important, bit goals (16) in the playoffs,” said Knoblauch.

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