After two up-and-down seasons in Edmonton, Connor Brown will leave the Oilers after signing a four-year deal worth $3.0M AAV ($12.0M total) with New Jersey on Tuesday. The 31-year-old is entering his 11th NHL season after putting up 13 goals, 30 points and a +9 plus/minus in 82 games played in 2024-25.
Brown missed the final two games of the Western Conference Final with an undisclosed injury and has recently been dealing with an illness. Despite missing Tuesday's practice, Brown will play in Game 1 on Wednesday. He's had a strong postseason so far, scoring five goals with three assists (eight points) in 14 games.
Brown missed the final two games of the Western Conference Final with an undisclosed injury and has recently been dealing with an illness. Despite missing Tuesday's practice, the Oilers expect Brown to play in Game 1 on Wednesday. He's had a strong postseason so far, scoring five goals with three assists (eight points) in 14 games.
Brown had missed Edmonton's previous two games with an undisclosed injury but announced Sunday he is good to go for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final after being a full participant in practice. The 31-year-old right-winger has taken a massive step forward this post-season with five goals, eight points and 21 SOG through 14 games before his injury.
Brown missed Edmonton's Game 4 victory due to an undisclosed injury and is expected to remain out for Game 5 on Thursday in Dallas. The 31-year-old right-winger has taken a much-needed step forward in the 2024-25 playoffs with five goals, eight points and 21 SOG in 14 games played.
Brown will miss at least one game with the undisclosed injury that forced him to leave Game 3 early. It's unclear who will replace Brown in the lineup on Tuesday, because Mattias Ekholm is a game-time decision and could dress at the seventh defenseman.
Brown did not take part in Friday's morning skate but he'll remain in the lineup for Game 2 in Dallas. Brown played 13:48 TOI after being a game-time decision in Game 1.
Brown did not do much in his first regular season with the Oilers, posting just four goals and eight assists (12 points) in 71 games. However, he was much more noticeable during their run to the Stanley Cup Final, posting two goals and four assists (six points) in 19 playoff games. Expect him to be used in the bottom-6 and on the PK again in 2024-25.
With Adam Henrique missing his second game of the playoffs due to injury, Connor Brown will draw back into the Oilers' lineup on Sunday for Game 3 vs. Vancouver. The 30-year-old right-winger made his Oilers' playoff debut in Game 1 of their second series and failed to pick up a point while also grabbing two PIMs in 7:35 TOI.
Brown will make his Oilers' playoff debut on Wednesday as he draws back into the lineup for the injured Adam Henrique (lower body) for Game 1 vs. Vancouver. The 30-year-old right-winger struggled mightily in his first season in Edmonton, with only four goals, eight assists, 108 SOG, 10 PIMs and -8 plus/minus in 71 games played. He is expected to take a fourth-line role on Wednesday.
Brown will presumably take over Derek Ryan's spot on the Oilers' fourth line when they travel to St. Louis on Monday. Brown has three goals and six assists in 61 games this season.
Brown did not play on Tuesday but will return to the lineup on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres, replacing Derek Ryan, who will be a healthy scratch. Last week, Brown scored his first goal of the season on his 89th shot.
Brown will be the odd-man out on Tuesday when the Oilers host the Habs. Derek Ryan will draw into the lineup in his place.
Brown has failed to materialize as a contributor to the Oilers' offence this season and will likely serve as a healthy scratch on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils. While averaging 14:26 time-on-ice, Brown has scored only one point (0G / 1A) through 23 games, including occasional deployment in the Oilers' top six.
In Brown's four games before his injury, he was averaging 2.25 shots per game, a vast improvement over the 0.80 he was averaging in the five games prior, and perhaps a sign that he is re-finding his game. Brown, who has yet to record a point through nine games this season, skated at practice alongside Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at practice on Friday.
Brown has missed the Oilers' last two games due to a soft-tissue injury and is still considered day-to-day even though he skated Thursday. The 29-year-old signed a one-year, $4 million contract in the offseason but has been a massive disappointment as he is yet to collect a point through nine games but has 13 SOG, and a -5 plus/minus.
