Edmonton Oilers News

Andersen has missed the last two games with the flu, but was back in net in practice on Sunday. Andersen has been dealing with a fever, that spiked as high as 102 degrees. John Gibson is expected to start again on Monday but Andersen could be aiming to return for Friday’s game home game vs. the Sharks.

Andersen is not expected to dress on Tuesday because of an illness, so the Ducks have recalled John Gibson to backup Anton Khudobin. The Ducks play on Wednesday as well, so Andersen could miss tomorrow’s game too.

Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Ducks win in Florida on Thursday. Their Florida trip continues tonight in Tampa Bay where they’ll play a banged up Lightning team. Andersen has gone 4-1-2 with a 2.75 GAA and .907 SV% in November, but has struggled to a 1-5-1 road record this season.

Anderson was yanked after allowing three goals on 10 shots in the Ducks loss in Nashville on Tuesday. After winning his first three starts in November, Andersen has now dropped his last three games while posting an ugly 4.44 GAA and .831 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Panthers for the second time this season—he stopped 23 of 25 in a 3-2 shootout win in their first meeting.

Andersen allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Ducks overtime loss to the Oilers last Wednesday. He lost both of his starts in extra time last week. With Anton Khudobin starting on Monday, look for Andersen to go on Tuesday vs. the Predators. Andersen enters play with a 0-4-1 record, 2.43 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.

Nugent-Hopkins returned to practice on Tuesday after missing Saturday’s game and Monday’s practice. RNH’s return to the ice is a good sign that he is feeling well enough to return to the lineup on Wednesday.

Nugent-Hopkins missed Saturday’s game and now Monday’s practice, which clouds his status for Wednesday’s game vs. the Blackhawks. Monitor RNH’s status as the week progresses.

Andersen allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Ducks overtime loss to the Oilers last Wednesday. He lost both of his starts in extra time last week. With Anton Khudobin starting on Monday, look for Andersen to go on Tuesday vs. the Predators. Andersen enters play with a 0-4-1 record, 2.43 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.

Andersen surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Ducks’ overtime loss to the Coyotes on Monday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Andersen, who holds a 2.19 GAA and .929 SV% in 12 starts this season. Tonight he will face an Oilers team who has lost six of his last eight games.

Andersen allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Ducks win over the Blue Jackets on Friday. Andersen has now won three straight games while posting a 2.00 GAA and .960 SV%. It was a rough start to the season for Anaheim, but they’ve now won four consecutive and Andersen makes for a must-start tonight vs. Arizona.

Andersen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Ducks win over the Panthers on Wednesday. After losing his first eight games of the season Andersen has now won two in a row while stopping 63 of 67 shots (.940 SV%). Andersen comes into play with a 2.03 GAA and .934 SV% in 10 starts this season and he makes for a great start tonight vs. the Blue Jackets.

Andersen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Ducks win over the Panthers on Wednesday. After losing his first eight games of the season Andersen has now won two in a row while stopping 63 of 67 shots (.940 SV%). Andersen comes into play with a 2.03 GAA and .934 SV% in 10 starts this season and he makes for a great start tonight vs. the Blue Jackets.

Andersen allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Ducks win over the Predators on Sunday. Andersen FINALLY recorded his first win of the season and his owners are hoping this will open the flood gates. Andersen currently ranks eighth in the NHL in SV% (.935) and 10th in GAA (2.05). He will face a Panthers team who has five of their last seven while averaging 2.57 goals per game.

As many feared, McDavid did in fact suffer a broken collarbone on Tuesday night and will miss multiple months. McDavid will undergo surgery on Wednesday, but it sounds like he will be back in the lineup before the end of the 2015-16 season. The best case scenario appears to be that McDavid will miss 8-12 weeks, which could have him back in the lineup in mid-to-late January, but it could be much longer.

McDavid crashed hard into the end boards late in the second period and got up clutching his shoulder. It was a heavy collision and the Oilers should provide the media with an update following the contest or on Wednesday.

Andersen made 32 saves on 34 shots in the Ducks loss in St. Louis on Thursday. It was another strong performance from Andersen, who is still winless in eight starts this season. He enters play on Sunday with a 2.05 GAA and .932 SV%…not exactly the numbers you would expect from a guy who is 0-5-2.