Edmonton Oilers defenceman Duncan Keith was forced out of Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Stars with an upper-body injury.
The team announced he would not return to the game during the second intermission. It’s unclear when or how Keith was injured.
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After the game, head coach Dave Tippett did not have an update on Keith saying he had not yet spoken to the veteran.
Keith skated 10:37 against the Stars, the lowest total ice time among all Oilers defencemen after two periods.
The 38-year-old has one goal, five points and a minus-one rating in 18 games this season.
The Oilers entered the Stars game already with a battered blue line, with both Darnell Nurse and Slater Koekkoek out multiple weeks with injuries.
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