Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to return vs. Canucks on Tuesday

Edmonton Oilers player Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at a game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alta. on March 17, 2021. (Larry MacDougal/CP)

Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is in the lineup to face the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

Nugent-Hopkins has been out since sustaining a lower-body injury Dec. 31 against the New Jersey Devils.

The native of Burnaby, B.C., has three goals and 23 assists in 30 games this season.

Meanwhile, head coach Dave Tippett said Mikko Koskinen will start in net for Edmonton.

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