Forward does not return after taking hit to right shoulder at 9:17 of 1st period
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EDMONTON — Zach Hyman sustained an undisclosed injury for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at Rogers Place on Tuesday.
The forward left at 9:17 of the first period. While carrying the puck out of his own zone, Hyman tried to get past Stars defenseman Esa Lindell before taking a hit to the right shoulder from Mason Marchment.
Following the collision, Hyman immediately dropped his stick, made his way to the bench and went directly down the tunnel to get examined by Edmonton’s training staff.
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch did not have an update postgame.
“I always wait to get the final (assessment) after he sees the doctor and review,” he said. “I’ll just wait until tomorrow and give you the update then.”
Hyman leads the NHL with 111 hits in 15 games this postseason. He also ranks fifth in scoring on Edmonton with 11 points (five goals, six assists).
“It’s massive. You’re missing a key player and also you go down a guy for lines, too. So, extra ice time for other guys, which puts some miles on guys,” Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner said. “The way that we responded was fantastic. You saw a lot of guys step up, skate hard, hitting guys the way that [Hyman] has been hitting. It’s really important to respond like that when something like that happens.
“He’s a huge piece, a key piece. He’s a leader in the room. The way he is after every period, he’s never too high, never too low. He is a cliché. He is a hard worker, he grinds, he does the little things right, and on top of that, he’s an amazing human being. You can ask anybody, everyone loves that guy.”
The Oilers lead the best-of-7 series 3-1. They will have a chance to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season in Game 5 in Dallas on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).
“It’s a big loss. He’s a big part of our team on and off the ice,” Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said. “The way he does things, you’ve seen his physicality, it’s important to our game, but other guys have already stepped up and tried to fill that gap. We’re going to need it, obviously, in however many games we have left, and we’ll wait to see about Zach. But guys are ready to step up. This is the time of year where everybody wants to step up and do things, and everybody is chomping at the bit to get out there.”
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