{"id":38886,"date":"2018-12-12T01:16:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T06:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=38886"},"modified":"2018-12-12T01:16:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T06:16:23","slug":"edmonton-oilers-oscar-klefbom-out-multiple-weeks-with-hand-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/12\/12\/edmonton-oilers-oscar-klefbom-out-multiple-weeks-with-hand-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Oilers Oscar Klefbom Out Multiple Weeks With Hand Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Edmonton Oilers<\/a> announced that defensemen <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/klefbos01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oscar Klefbom<\/a><\/strong> is expected to miss multiple weeks with a hand injury that he suffered in Tuesday&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coach Hitchcock says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Oilers<\/a> d-man Oscar Klefbom will be out &quot;weeks not days&quot; with a hand injury &amp; will head back to Edmonton immediately for further evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers\/status\/1072718658277859329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Oscar Klefbom Injured<\/h1>\n<p>Klefbom was injured in the third period in Edmonton&#8217;s six-four win on Tuesday Night. However, Klefbom originally returned to the ice but then left again and was ruled out for the game. According to Coach Ken Hitchcock, it sounds like Klefbom will be out long-term. Klefbom was sent back to Edmonton to be re-evaluated.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season,\u00a0Klefbom has scored three goals and 12 assists for 15\u00a0points to go along with eight minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 51.9 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of 2.7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Over his six-year NHL career, Klefbom has played for the Edmonton Oilers. He has 27 goals and 82 assists for 109 career points in 285 career games. He was originally drafted by the Edmonton Oilers, 19th overall in the 2011 NHL draft.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>This is a huge loss for an Oilers team who has been on a roll since Ken Hitchcock took over the coaching duties. Klefbom is the team&#8217;s number one defensemen. He\u00a0has a powerful shot from the point. Klefbom has a knack for getting in the way of opponents shots as he&#8217;s third on the team with 53 blocks this season. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nurseda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darnell Nurse<\/a><\/strong> will be the likely candidate to join <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/larssad01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Larsson<\/a><\/strong> on the top line while Klefbom is out. Veteran Dman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sekeran01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrej Sekera<\/a><\/strong> is also expected to miss another 20 games as he recovers from a torn ACL. So far this season,\u00a0Sekera has missed every game. It will be interesting to see if the Oilers can continue their hot streak even with one of their top defensemen injured.<\/p>\n<p>The Oilers currently sit fourth in the Pacific division with 36 points. This has them in the first wild-card spot, however, they are also just one point out of the second Pacific division spot.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ANkTwgvOR252UpmuqfN-Sw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1065285202\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ANkTwgvOR252UpmuqfN-Sw',sig:'YftnPfh1MuGC3khW1fgL71uHbsjLy0_cjHsQlXbpupQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1065285202',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers announced that defensemen Oscar Klefbom is expected to miss multiple weeks with a hand injury that he suffered in Tuesday&#8217;s game against the Colorado Avalanche. Coach Hitchcock says #Oilers d-man Oscar Klefbom will be out &quot;weeks not days&quot; with a hand injury &amp; will head back to Edmonton immediately for further evaluation. 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