The Edmonton Oilers placed forward Evander Kane on long-term injured reserve on Wednesday and expect him to miss at least three months after his wrist was cut by a skate blade during Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
#Oilers forward Evander Kane has been placed on LTIR & is expected to miss 3-4 months. Mattias Janmark & Klim Kostin have been recalled from the @Condors. We wish Evander the best in his recovery process. pic.twitter.com/FrDZnplPvp
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 9, 2022
The gruesome scene occurred in the second period, when Kane fell down awkwardly along the boards after getting caught up with Lightning defenseman Philippe Myers.