Benoit Pouliot (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Rangers.

Pouliot (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Rangers, Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun reports.

Analysis:

Pouliot returned to practice Thursday, but apparently still isn't ready to return to game action. He's missed the Oilers' last seven contests with a lower-body injury, so the veteran winger may understandably require several practices to get back up to game speed. Pouliot appears to be on the brink of drawing back into Edmonton's lineup, so a return to action Thursday against the Blackhawks is a distinct possibility.