Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: Back in action

Nugent-Hopkins (lower body) will be back in the lineup Thursday against the Golden Knights, NHL.com reports.

Look for Nugent-Hopkins to reprise his role in the top six and on the power play. Despite the Oilers experiencing a tumultuous 2017-18 campaign overall, RNH has quietly managed 22 goals and 23 assists through 60 games for his best rate of offensive production since factoring into a scoring play in 84 percent of his appearances as a rookie.