Kapanen (undisclosed) will play Saturday in San Jose, per Oilers TV reporter Paige Martin. Kapanen missed Edmonton's past two games due to the injury. He has two goals and 12 points in 19 appearances with Edmonton in 2025-26.

3. The Oilers also have to find a way to get third-line centre Josh Samanski back into the line-up. Samanski is back in Bakersfield after playing a big role for Germany at the Olympics. Samanski played five good games for the Oilers in January and the team needs him in NHL games pronto to see if he’s the answer at third-line centre.

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The Oilers open up the post-Olympic break schedule with a back-to-back with the Ducks and Kings starting Wednesday. Kapanen scored a goal in back-to-back games prior to the break, so it's a bit surprising he's been ruled out coming out of the break. The 29-year-old has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 19 games played on the season.