Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (undisclosed injury) game-time call for Game 3

Field Level Media|published: Sun 8th June, 17:47 2025

NHL: Stanley Cup Final-Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers

Jun 4, 2025; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) shoots the puck against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the first period in game one of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn Images

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Sunday that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will be a game-time decision for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday against the host Florida Panthers.

The Oilers did not disclose Nugent-Hopkins' injury. The forward missed Sunday's practice.

"We think (he'll be available)," Knoblauch said. "We'll play it by ear."

Edmonton's fourth-leading scorer in the playoffs at 18 points (five goals, 13 assists), Nugent-Hopkins took 31 shifts totaling 25:45 of ice time in Friday's double-overtime Game 2.

The Oilers dropped that contest 5-4 to allow the Panthers to even the series at 1-1.

Nugent-Hopkins, who has spent 14 seasons with the franchise that selected him No. 1 overall in the 2011 draft, tallied 20 goals and 29 assists in 78 regular-season games.

--Field Level Media