Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains a question mark for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.
The versatile forward missed Sunday’s practice with an undisclosed injury. Nugent-Hopkins then came on late for the team’s optional morning skate Monday at Amerant Bank Arena.
Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch said Nugent-Hopkins will take warm-ups and be a game-time decision with the title series rematch against the Florida Panthers tied 1-1.
“He’s been a top player for us for a long time,” Oilers defenceman Brett Kulak said. “He’s been amazing through our whole playoff run.”
Florida winger A.J. Greer, meanwhile, will return from injury in place of Jesper Boqvist after missing the first two games of the final.
The longest-serving player on Edmonton’s roster, Nugent-Hopkins had 20 goals and 29 assists for 49 points across 78 games in 2024-25. The Burnaby, B.C., product selected No. 1 overall at the 2011 NHL draft, who plays left wing on a top line featuring Connor McDavid, has 748 points (271 goals, 477 assists) in 959 regular-season games in his career. He’s added 79 points (22 goals, 57 assists) in 92 playoff contests.
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A member of both the top power-play and penalty-killing units, Nugent-Hopkins offers the Oilers flexibility in being able to move from wing to centre when the club chooses to load up one line with McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
Knoblauch acknowledged that would be more of a challenge if the 32-year-old is unavailable.
“We don’t have a lot of centres on our roster,” said the coach. “It does change what we can do. But we’ll address it throughout the game.”
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