The Edmonton Oilers have placed defenceman Darnell Nurse on injured reserve.
Nurse is believed to be dealing with a broken finger and expected to miss two-to-three weeks of game action.
Nurse has 11 assists in 16 games this season after posting a career-high 16 goals and 36 points in 56 games last season.
Darnell Nurse career stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
| 2010-11 | St. Michael’s Buzzers | OJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011-12 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | 53 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 61 | -15 |
| 2012-13 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | 68 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 116 | 15 |
| 2013-14 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | 64 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 91 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 2014-15 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | 36 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 58 | 18 |
| 2014-15 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2014-15 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 69 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 60 | -13 |
| 2016-17 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 67 | 15 |
| 2018-19 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 87 | -5 |
| 2019-20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 48 | -2 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 56 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 57 | 27 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 16 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 |
| NHL Totals | 422 | 45 | 123 | 168 | 366 |
