Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson activated off injured reserve

Edmonton Oilers' Adam Larsson will return to the lineup tonight after missing several games due to injury, the team is happy to have him back.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have activated defenceman Adam Larsson from injured reserve.

Larsson has missed Edmonton’s last eight games with an upper-body injury.

He will be available for Edmonton’s game tonight against visiting San Jose.

Edmonton posted a 4-4-0 record over Larsson’s injury stint.

Larsson has three goals and an assist in 25 games this season.

The six-foot-three, 210-pound blueliner leads all Oilers defencemen with 90 hits.

The Oilers assigned forward Anton Slepyshev to the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Bakersfield Condors in a corresponding move.

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