NHL Status Report: Nugent-Hopkins to miss Oilers opener

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will miss the Edmonton Oilers' season opener against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday after suffering a lower-body injury at practice, forcing coach Mike Babcock to split up Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Babcock also confirmed goalie Frederik Andersen is not expected back until December due to a knee injury, while forwards Jason Dickinson and Matt Savoie are also sidelined with injuries. In other NHL news, defenseman Carson Soucy, 32, signed a one-year, $1.15 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets after attending camp on a professional tryout.