Henrique Out, Oilers Eye Lazar or Samanski

0:00It's April 21st, from game day to every day. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI, Edmonds and Oilers forward. Adam Henrique is sidelined for game 2 of their Western Conference first round series against the Anaheim Ducks. The 36-year-old suffered a lower body injury and their 4-3 win in game 1 on Monday and won't suit up for Wednesday's match up at 10 p.m. Eastern time. It happened late in the first period when Henrique got tripped up by teammate Casperi Cappanen right in front of the net during a scramble. He grabbed his left knee but skated off on his own after just 2 minutes and 56 seconds of ice time. Oilers coach Chris Nobelouch confirmed the news Tuesday saying Henrique is unavailable for now but they're not sure on the full timeline. Henrique had a solid regular season with 15 points, including 3 goals and 12 assists over 65 games, centering the 4th line, too. Start the playoffs. To fill the spot alongside Colton Doc and Trent Frederick, Nobelouch is eye-encouraged

1:01Lazar or Josh Sumansky. Lazar brings physicality and face-off strength with 6 points and 45 games while Sumansky adds speed and finishes strong with 4 points in. 24 games. Both guys were hot at the end of the season so the Oilers have solid depth to keep pushing in this series without missing a B.