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Karl Rasmussen

Oilers Get Troubling Injury Update on Key Forward for Game 3 vs. Panthers

Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shoots the puck against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky | Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn Images

The Edmonton Oilers will head to Sunrise, Fla. for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, but they may be without one of their most experienced attacking options for the game.

Kris Knoblauch told reporters Sunday that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is considered a game-time decision for Monday's Game 3. Nugent-Hopkins was not on the ice for the Oilers' practice on Sunday, an indication he's dealing with an injury, and while Knoblauch didn't go into depth about the issue, he did say that the center's status for Game 3 remains uncertain.

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