Edmonton Oilers have reached the Stanley Cup finals after their victory against Dallas Stars. However, a setback occurred as left wing Zach Hyman is o

Oilers' Zach Hyman may not be playing in the Stanley Cup Finals due to an injury, but he took the time to thank all the fans for their support in a heartfelt manner.

Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman is expected to miss the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs due to surgery for an upper-body injury he suffered in Game 4 against the Dallas Stars, coach Kris Knoblauch announced.

“He’s a top player for us,” defenseman Brett Kulak said. “Tough to lose anybody, but especially he brings an element to the game and to our team that not too many guys around the league can bring to their team. It was tough to see him leave. Hopefully, he’s all right.”

Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman, checked by the Dallas Stars' Mason Marchment on Tuesday, will have surgery and is expected out for the playoffs.

Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Wednesday that forward Zach Hyman requires surgery following the upper-body injury that knocked him out of Edmonton’s Game 4 win over the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals. He is not expected to be able to play for the remainder of the postseason.

Known as a relentless forechecker, Hyman was on track to break the NHL record for most hits in a single postseason. After being credited with two hits before exiting Tuesday’s game, Hyman was up to 111 – just 15 shy of then-Tampa Bay Lightning winger Blake Coleman’s mark of 126 in 2020.

Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman, No. 1 on the playoff hit parade with his series of loud and proud wallops, left a rockin’ Game 4 Tuesday after a mild-looking, but sour-note hit by Dallas Stars’ forward Mason Marchment.

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.

Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Hyman will have surgery on Wednesday to repair an upper-body injury and is likely to miss the rest of the playoffs. Knoblauch did not disclose details about the injury or the surgery.

Unfortunately, for the Edmonton Oilers, Zach Hyman is out of the playoffs. How does this change things for the Oilers moving forward?

The Edmonton Oilers will likely be without hard-hitting forward Zach Hyman for the remainder of the playoffs because of an undisclosed injury to his right arm.