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The concern about the Edmonton Oilers coming home after a rock-solid 3-1 road trip was that it would be like a salmon returning home to spawn.

In Yamamoto’s case, it means he can’t come back before the All-Star break, not that that was sounding like an option, anyway. We have to keep doing that.” Tuesday was also the seventh time in the last 11 games that Edmonton held its opponent to two or fewer goals. He played 17 minutes and led the team with seven shots. “We got ourselves a lead and worked hard. Article content

It's official: Evander Kane will return Tuesday night against Seattle only two months and nine days after he had his wrist accidentally stepped on.

“This is the third time we’ve played them in essentially three weeks,” said Woodcroft. The Kraken recently won all seven games of a lengthy road trip, and had an eight-game winning streak in total. “I still think we have a pretty vocal room — a lot of guys are chatting in here that maybe the fans or the media wouldn't expect. “He certainly brings a lot of elements to our team on and off the ice. He comes to the rink with a passion for the game and his teammates,” Woodcroft added. “He's adds a personality to our group — off the ice and on the ice.

Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth consecutive game with a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.

The Oilers wrap up a short two-game stint at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last season, Kane notched 22 goals and 39 points over 43 games for the Oilers after signing with the team midseason, and he added 13 goals and 17 points in the playoffs as he helped the team advance to the conference finals. … Out with injuries for the Kraken were Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Chris Driedger (knee) and Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed). “You have to find ways to win,” said Hyman, who now has a career high 29 assists on the season. It was Holloway’s second assist, giving him his first multi-point game in the NHL. It was Sprong’s 15th goal of the season.

Evander Kane to see first game action since wrist injury suffered in early November.

Do the Oilers make it four wins in a row tonight? - Seattle is a good hockey club that’s won eight of their last ten, and they’re 16-4-2 on the road this season. - Jesse Puljujärvi is a healthy scratch for the first time in a long time.

Evander Kane could return to the Edmonton Oilers' lineup Tuesday night when they host the Seattle Kraken at Rogers Place.

“They have balance to their group. “He brings a lot of intangibles that the average fan might not see. “If it was up to Evander, he’d want to play 30 minutes in his first game. “They’ve beat some good teams here. 8 in a game against the Tampa Bay Lighting. The actual game starts at 7 p.m.

Evander Kane is back, and way ahead of schedule. The power forward is expected to return to the Edmonton Oilers' lineup tonight.

He would be eligible to return after [#NHLAllStar]break. [#Oilers]to place Kailer Yamomoto on LTIR retroactive to Jan. It’ll be Kane’s first game since suffering a scary skate cut to his wrist,

The Edmonton Oilers activated winger Evander Kane off long-term injured reserve and inserted him into the lineup for Tuesday's matchup with the Seattle ...

The 31-year-old power forward tallied 13 points in 14 games before the injury. Oilers' Kane returns to lineup after 31-game absence

The Edmonton Oilers activated forward Evander Kane off long-term injured reserve ahead of their Tuesday night game against the visiting Seattle Kraken.

It forces the coaching staff and the management group to make hard decisions, I think those hard decisions are really good, and really healthy." With his return on the horizon, for the team it's a positive to add a player of his calibre. "When you return a player of that calibre, it's a huge positive. But general manager and president Ken Holland will need to perform major salary-cap surgery in order to put Kane back on the roster. The Oilers have 37 regular season games left, so there's some pro-rating on what's left, and what was spent for the first 13 games of the year, before Kane got hurt. And, like this time last year, the Oilers are a team that's fighting for its playoff life, currently clinging onto the final wild card spot in the Western Conference. "And, the mechanics of those things go beyond the coaching room, that happens a little bit higher up. He delivered, scoring 22 goals in 43 games, then added 13 goals in just 15 playoff games as Edmonton got all the way to the Western Conference finals. It will be similar, and I hope I can repeat what I did last year, and hopefully be even better. Now, he's set to be reinjected into the Oilers lineup. #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/0afXgnlzS7— "So, nothing needs to be decided today, we don't play till tomorrow.

The Edmonton Oilers are poised for a season-changing run of games, if they keep their level where it was Tuesday in a win over the Seattle Kraken.

We have to stay with it.” The Oilers scored five times on a night where the power play went 0-for-3. “We have to find different ways to win. “There has been a real buy-in, you can see it from our group,” Nurse said. “We got ourselves a lead and worked hard.” Sure, Seattle, tied for second in the Pacific Division, has two games in hand on fourth-place Edmonton.

Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth consecutive game with a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.

The Oilers wrap up a short two-game stint at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last season, Kane notched 22 goals and 39 points over 43 games for the Oilers after signing with the team midseason, and he added 13 goals and 17 points in the playoffs as he helped the team advance to the conference finals. … Out with injuries for the Kraken were Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Chris Driedger (knee) and Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed). “You have to find ways to win,” said Hyman, who now has a career high 29 assists on the season. It was Holloway’s second assist, giving him his first multi-point game in the NHL. It was Sprong’s 15th goal of the season.

The Edmonton Oilers never took their foot off the gas and it paid off with a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Eberle put one off the post in the second, then Campbell made a solid stop on a Tolvanen wrister and an even better one off Geekie. He put the puck on net on Ryan’s goal. He was a bit slow to the slot on a Geekie one-timer late in the second. He kept a clean sheet at even strength, not making even one mistake on a Grade A shot against at even strength. He lost the o-zone pinch and allowed the outside shot on Seattle’s lame second goal; he was too aggressive on the pinch on that one with his team up by two goals early in the third. He started off the Virtuous Cycle on Edmonton’s second goal, putting the puck back to Desharnais. He made a slick low-high pass to set up a McD 5-alarm slot shot in the second. He blocked a wicked Tolvanen blast in the last minute of the game. The good news is the trio made no mistakes on Grade A shots in their own end. He got his fourth and fifth 5-alarm shots of the game battling in front of the net and scoring Edmonton’s third goal as he sprawled on the ice. He came out strong, jamming a Grade A slot shot on net late in the first. He failed to cover Eberle in the slot on a Grade A shot off the post in the second, but a moment later charged into the Seattle slot and got off his own 5-alarm blast.