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Zach Hyman Returns as Oilers Get Three Players Back Against Utah

Colton Dach and Jake Walman also return Saturday, while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains sidelined with a lower-body injury.

By TSP Staff
Zach Hyman battles for position against Vancouver during Edmonton’s September 29, 2026 game at Rogers Place.
Zach Hyman battles for position against the Canucks at Rogers Place on September 29, 2026. · Credit: Andy Devlin / Edmonton Oilers

Zach Hyman will return to the Edmonton Oilers against the Utah Mammoth on Saturday after missing six games with an undisclosed injury, according to NHL.com’s lineup report.

Colton Dach and Jake Walman are also returning from undisclosed injuries. Dach missed four games, while Walman was out for three. The additions give Edmonton three regulars back for the second half of its home-and-home series with Utah.

Hyman is projected to play on a line with Kasperi Kapanen and Dach. Walman is listed alongside Ty Emberson on defense. Forwards Josh Samanski and Max Jones and defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin will come out of the lineup.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains on the injured list with a lower-body injury. Matthew Savoie is also still listed as injured, with his condition undisclosed.

Edmonton enters at 5-1-1 after Utah ended its five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Thursday. The Mammoth are 6-2-0 and are expected to use the same lineup.

Saturday’s game at Delta Center begins at 8 p.m. MDT. The Oilers will try to answer Thursday’s special-teams problems in the rematch with Utah.