The defenseman was bloodied on the play and was tended to by a trainer for several minutes before he left the game. The Oilers announced that Nurse wouldn't return because of an upper-body injury.

Nurse was injured in the Oilers' game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, when Toronto's Ryan Reaves caught him up high with a dangerous hit early in the first period. Nurse was dazed and bleeding on the play, and did not return.