Oilers forwards Curtis Lazar and Noah Philp have been shut down for the remainder of the team’s road trip due to upper-body injuries, head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters today ( including the team’s Bob Stauffer ). With no available cap space for a corresponding recall, the Oilers will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the remainder of the trip, Knoblauch said.

Both played in Monday night’s 5-1 loss to the Sabres on Edmonton’s fourth line with Mattias Janmark . Lazar finished the game, but Philp’s last shift came with 16:50 remaining in the third period. It’s unclear when either player got banged up.

Lazar, 30, had been an infrequent option for Edmonton to start the year but had been getting more reps as of late, making five straight appearances. A spot

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