Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Set to Make Season Debut Thursday

Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will make his 2026-27 season debut Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing the team's first nine games with a lower-body injury. Nugent-Hopkins is coming off a strong 2025-26 campaign in which he registered 20 goals and 36 assists across 72 games, including 29 power-play points. He steps back into the lineup looking to bolster Edmonton's forward group immediately.