This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV, news that the Edmonton’s all-around ace Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is back on the ice, along with the Kasperi Kapannen. Article content

Savoie – McDavid – Roslovic

Podkolzin – Draisaitl – Mangiapane

Frederic – Henrique – Hyman

Clattenburg – Tomasek – Janmark

Nugent-Hopkins – Kapanen Article content Article content

Ekholm – Bouchard

Nurse – Regula

Kulak – Emberson

Skinner

Pickard

My take

1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is both welcome back and needed back. He was playing some of the best hockey of his career before he went out with injury. He had 16 points in 16 games, this after trending down two seasons on the attack. He was crushing it in all game states, short-handed, power play, and penalty kill.

2. RNH played the best hockey of his life in the 202

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