Zach Hyman’s been on full beast mode lately; like playoff cannonball energy, y’all. He and Connor McDavid popped off in Game 3, each dropping two goals like it was child’s play, helping the Oilers cruise to a wild 6-1 beatdown over the Stars. And B/R Open Ice? Oh, they weren’t quiet. They lit up X with: “Zach Hyman is DOMINATING the league in hits during the playoffs… he has almost double the amount of hits in a fifth of the games.” Wild, right? From just 59 hits in 73 regular season games to 109 hits in only 14 playoff showdowns; man’s been leaving trails of broken boards and bruised egos all over the ice.
But tonight? The vibes took a twist. Just as the Oilers were locked in a 1-1 scrap with the Stars in the second period, boom, drama hit. Hyman’s wrecking-ball momentum came to a screeching halt after a rough-n’-tumble collision with Dallas left him sidelined. The man’s playoff stats were rolling hotter than a summer sidewalk, and now everyone’s just hoping this isn’t the last we see of playoff Hyman going full chaos mode.
Mid-game chaos hit X like a slapshot to the soul when Elliotte Friedman dropped the bomb: “Hyman will not return in Game 4.” Yup, he even reposted the hit clip from Sportsnet that had fans holding their breath. Zach Hyman got rocked by Mason Marchment, and it wasn’t pretty. First period, bang. Hyman took the hit, instantly dropped his twig, and hunched in pain like his right arm or wrist had just been through a blender. He bolted straight to the Oilers’ room, and didn’t come back. Like… at all.
ESPN’s Emily Kaplan confirmed it live during the broadcast, and Oilers Nation collectively gasped. This dude isn’t just any forward; he’s the heartbeat of that top line with McDavid, the guy who does the gritty stuff, the tough stuff, the clutch stuff. Hyman’s out there grinding both the power play and the penalty kill like a total machine. And now? That engine’s in the garage.
Hyman will not return in Game 4 https://t.co/9VYAz947bc
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 28, 2025
To make matters worse, the Oilers were already skating a man down thanks to Connor Brown still feeling the aftermath of that big hit from Petrovic back in Game 3. They tried patching the line with Victor Arvidsson stepping in, but losing Hyman? That’s a tough one to swallow.
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