Once the Edmonton Oilers figure out how serious the injury to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is and he eventually returns to the lineup, a lineup change should be in order. This means moving him back to Connor McDavid‘s wing on the first line and sparking his offence at 5-on-5 and in the goal department.
McDavid Can Spark Nugent-Hopkins’ Goal-Scoring
We saw the most productive season of Nugent-Hopkins’ career when he was playing on the left wing beside McDavid for the end of 2017-18 and to begin the 2018-19 season and into the year. Yes, by the end of the 2019-20 season, the line of Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl, and Kailer Yamamoto was formed due to the injury to McDavid, but before that, things just seemed to click between Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid.
With just three goals on the year in 30 games, while playing exclusively on the second line with Draisaitl and Yamamoto, goals have come few and far between. I wouldn’t expect his goals to suddenly jump up either, as Draisaitl is the…
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