EDMONTON -- Connor Brown is expected to return for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at Rogers Place on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).
The forward missed the last two games of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars because of an undisclosed injury sustained from a hit by Stars defenseman Alexander Petrovic in the second period of Game 3 on May 25. Edmonton won the best-of-7 series in five games.
“I feel good,” Brown said after the morning skate Wednesday. “I took a little maintenance day yesterday, but I’m ready to go. I feel excited.”
Brown, who has eight points (five goals, three assists) in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games and is an integral member of Edmonton’s penalty kill, could return for th