FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Troy Stecher and Jeff Skinner will enter the lineup for the Edmonton Oilers for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC).
Edmonton trails 2-1 in the best-of-7 series after a 6-1 loss in Game 3 on Monday.
Stecher, a defenseman, has played in six of their 19 postseason games. He does not have a point and is plus-3 while averaging 15:57 of ice time.
“Troy’s been very valuable to our team through the regular season and playoffs,” Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Wednesday. “I think probably one thing we as a coaching staff appreciate a lot from Troy is how dependable he is. No matter if he’s playing big minutes, regularly, hasn’t played for a long period of time, anytime we’ve needed him, he’s given us really good minutes and usually is not making mistakes. As a defenseman, that’s really important.”
Stecher is expected to replace defenseman John Klingberg, who has four points (one goal, three assists) and is plus-2 in 18 playoff games. Klingberg had a costly turnover in Game 3 that led to Sam Reinhart’s goal at 3:00 of the second period to make it 3-1.
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