Oilers place Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve with lower-body injury
The veteran centre will sit out a second straight game Thursday against Vancouver as Edmonton deals with a rash of forward and defence injuries.
The Edmonton Oilers have placed centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve after he suffered a lower-body injury during practice on Monday. He will miss his second straight game Thursday when the Oilers visit the Vancouver Canucks, having already sat out Tuesday's 6-5 overtime season-opening loss to Vancouver.
Head coach Mike Babcock described Nugent-Hopkins as day-to-day, though he noted that designation usually means about two weeks for him.
The Oilers also placed forward Matthew Savoie and defenceman Alec Regula on long-term injured reserve. To fill out the roster, Edmonton recalled forward Josh Samanski from the AHL's Bakersfield Condors under emergency conditions.
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