Edmonton’s injury list took another hit Monday night, and this time it was Zach Hyman who walked off with concern hanging over the Oilers.
Hyman is expected to miss at least a week after leaving Edmonton’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings with an apparent head injury. The sequence came in the second period at 7:36, when Detroit defenseman Andreas Englund delivered a hit that sent Hyman’s head into the glass.
NHL reporter Mark Spector described the play as a routine hit that ended badly for the Oilers forward.
“ Hyman cracks the back of his head on the glass on a not-out-of-the-ordinary hit by Englund. Leaves for concussion protocol,” Spector reported.
Hyman stayed down briefly before training staff helped him to his feet. He then headed to the dressing room and did not return.
That set up a bleak follow-up from Oilers analyst Jason Gregor, who said the forward’s absence looks likely to stretch beyond the immediate future.
“Hyman likely out at least a week. As it looked like head/concussion issue,” Gregor wrote.
“Dickinson comes back on Wednesday. Oilers can’t catch a break on injury front.”
Hyman likely out at least a week. As it looked like head/concussion issue.
Dickinson comes back on Wednesday. Oilers can’t catch a break on injury front.
- Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) October 27, 2026
The club still hasn’t offered a firm timetable, so his return will depend on how he comes through recovery and concussion protocol.
After the game, head coach Mike Babcock didn’t hide his frustration at losing another body.
“I didn’t like to see Hym’s go. We’re hoping to get guys back, not losing more guys,” Babcock said. “That affected our lineup a bit.”
The setback stings even more because Hyman had only just gotten back into the lineup. He missed Edmonton’s first six games because of an upper-body injury suffered in the preseason, then returned for five games before this latest issue.
In those five appearances, Hyman scored once.
His absence would leave another hole for an Oilers team leaning hard on Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl while injuries keep testing the rest of the roster. Edmonton now turns to Wednesday’s game against the Calgary Flames, with Hyman’s status still up in the air.
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