Oilers' Campbell: 'I'm good' after suffering broken nose from errant puck
It doesn't appear Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell will miss any time after he was struck by an errant puck while sitting on the bench during Monday night's loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Campbell said Tuesday he has a broken nose.
"It's sore, but I'm good. ... nothing crazy," he said.
Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton inadvertently deflected the puck out of play toward Campbell in the final minute of the second period Monday.
Campbell hasn't played since Nov. 10, when he stopped 25 of 32 shots in a 7-2 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes. Oilers backup Stuart Skinner has outperformed Campbell this season and started all four of Edmonton's games since that loss, going 2-2-0 with a .911 save percentage.
It's been a difficult campaign for Campbell, who has a 6-4-0 record and an .873 save percentage. The 30-year-old ranks third-last among all NHL netminders this season in both goals saved above expected (minus-5.54) and goals saved above average (minus-7.58) at five-on-five, according to Evolving Hockey. Only James Reimer of the San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets puck-stopper Elvis Merzlikins have been worse in those categories.
The Oilers will travel to New York to face the Islanders on Wednesday and the Rangers on Saturday.