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Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to miss start of 2026-27 season with lower-body injury

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from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),

The Edmonton Oilers are getting set to kick off a new era under new head coach Mike Babcock with their season opener on Tuesday night, but they’ll do it without their longest-tenured player.

Babcock told reporters, including The Nation Network’s Jason Gregor , earlier Tuesday that forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is out for the game after suffering an injury during Monday’s team practice.

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