Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira returns after missing five games with an injury when Edmonton hosts the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night at Rogers Place.
Khaira has battled a foot issue lately. He missed nine games in late February and early March, then came back to play six games. He hasn’t played since March 17 in Vegas.
“It’s just something that’s been going on a for a little bit now,” explained Khaira. “It’s one of those things that acts up once in a while. I needed some time to do some maintenance and bring it back to where it was.”
This is the final meeting of the season between the Oilers and Ducks. The Oilers have scored 2-1 and 4-0 wins while Anaheim has a 2-1 victory to its credit.
“In the games I’ve coached, neither team gives up much. It’s kind of close-to-the-vest hockey,” said Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock. “The games in Anaheim were really physical games. They had a real edge to them. I don’t think either team had much room out there.”
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The Oilers’ expected lineup is:
Draisaitl – McDavid – Kassian
Gambardella – Nugent-Hopkins – Chiasson
Khaira – Cave – Gagner
Lucic – Brodziak – Rieder
Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Russell
Sekera – Benning
Koskinen
The Face-off Show on 630 CHED starts at 6:30 p.m. The game begins at 8 p.m.