Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has been a force against the Dallas Stars, recording at least two points in every game of the Western Conference final. The Edmonton Oilers veteran has posted nine points in a four-game run to start a semifinal matchup that’s drawing comparisons to Wayne Gretzky in 1988.

Zach Hyman has lowered the boom on opponents all spring. The workhorse winger for the Edmonton Oilers by a wide margin led the NHL with 109 playoff hits entering Tuesday night. Hyman found himself on the receiving end early in Game 4 of the NHL’s Western Conference final and it didn’t look good.

Beyond Zach Hyman himself, there may not be anybody more broken up by the winger’s wrist injury than his centre iceman, Connor McDavid. The pair have been nearly inseparable on the ice over the last four years — in the playoffs,

The Edmonton Oilers could be headed to the Stanley Cup Final. They need another win over the Dallas Stars. However, they’ll have do it without Zach Hyman, one of their most reliable playoff performers.