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Kasperi Kapanen
Age: 29Position: R
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Kapanen (undisclosed) is expected to miss a week.

Kapanen returned from a nearly three-month absence due to an injury at the beginning of January, and will return to the sidelines after suffering an injury in the first period of Sunday's game against the St. Louis Blues. Oilers' Head Coach Kris Knoblauch said Kapanen will miss some time but insisted the injury is not long-term like his previous one. The 29-year-old Kapanen has nine points (3G / 6A) in 14 games this season.

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Kapanen left Sunday's game vs. St. Louis and did not return.

Kapanen returned from a nearly three-month absence due to an injury at the beginning of January, and will return to the sidelines after suffering an injury in the first period of Sunday's game against the St. Louis Blues. Oilers' Head Coach Kris Knoblauch said Kapanen will miss some time but insisted the injury is not long-term like his previous one. The 29-year-old Kapanen has nine points (3G / 6A) in 14 games this season.

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Kapanen (undisclosed) is expected to be out until around Christmas.

Kapanen has been on long-term Injured Reserve since suffering an undisclosed injury on October 19th. He was reportedly nearing a return to the lineup, but suffered a setback at practice two weeks ago. Before his injury, the 29-year-old Kapanen had two assists in six games.

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Kapanen (undisclosed) left practice on Thursday and is expected to be out for at least a week or longer.

Kapanen has been on long-term Injured Reserve since suffering an undisclosed injury on October 19th, and has apparently suffered a setback, exiting Thursday's practice early. Before his injury, the 29-year-old Kapanen had two assists in six games.

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Kapanen has been placed on LTIR.

Kapanen has been sidelined for the last two weeks due to an undisclosed injury and has been retroactively placed on Long-Term Injured Reserve. The 29-year-old Kapanen was averaging 12:17 time-on-ice and had two points (0G / 2A) in six games before his injury. He is expected to return to the lineup at the beginning of December.

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Kapanen (undisclosed) will be out vs. Ottawa and is considered week-to-week.

Kapanen is battling an undisclosed injury and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future, beginning with Tuesday's contest against the Ottawa Senators. The 29-year-old Kapanen was averaging 12:17 time-on-ice and had two points (0G / 2A) in six games before his injury. David Tomasek will draw back into the lineup as Kapanen's replacement.

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The Oilers have signed Kasperi Kapanen to a one-year deal worth $1.3 million.

The Oilers acquired Kapanen from the St. Louis Blues via waivers last season and have signed him to a one-year, $1.3 million contract. The 28-year-old Kapanen had 13 points (5G / 8A) in 57 games with the Oilers last season and made an impact in the playoffs, tallying six points (3G / 3A) in 12 games.

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Kapanen is expected to draw into the Oilers' lineup for Game 4.

If Kapanen gets into the lineup, it would be his 2025 Playoffs debut. Kapanen was off the ice ahead of Viktor Arvidsson this morning, so expect him to replace Arvidsson on the fourth line. The veteran winger had 13 points (5G / 8A) in 57 games with the Oilers this season.

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Kapanen missed practice on Wednesday due to illness.

Kapanen's status for Edmonton's next game on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings is uncertain after missing practice on Wednesday due to an illness. The 28-year-old Kapanen is averaging 11:52 time-on-ice and has nine points (5G / 4A) in 28 games with Edmonton this season.

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