Some worrying news came out of Oilers practice today, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was nowhere to be found, leading many to question his availability for Game 4. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/kris-knoblauch-drops-bombshell-comment-on-goalie-decision-for-game-4-after-brutal-loss-to-panthers' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>After a lopsided 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Florida Panthers in Game 3,</a> there were no changes to the Edmonton Oilers' forward lines or defensive pairings at practice on Tuesday. The only exception was the missing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who had played 15:34 on Monday after being a game-time decision. Jeff Skinner, who has appeared in two playoff contests this spring, filled in for him at practice as a placeholder. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TSNRyanRishaug/status/1932487308176949437'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1932488867892085039'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> There was no word on why he was absent, and if it was due to a new injury, or possibly re-aggravating an older one. <h3>Kris Knoblauch held a practice today, which was supposed to be their day off</h3> The Oilers had originally planned on taking Tuesday off, but Monday's lackluster effort prompted a change in the schedule. Now trailing 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final, the team will take Wednesday off before returning to the ice for a morning skate in preparation for Game 4 on Thursday. Head coach Kris Knoblauch was not sugarcoating things after the Game 3 defeat, calling on his players to bring a higher level of play to stave off falling into a 3-1 hole returning to Florida. Collectively, goaltender, defense, all our forwards, we all have to be better, Knoblauch said. They played a heck of a game, and we're going to have to raise ours. Connor McDavid said the same thing, acknowledging the Oilers have not played their best game in the series yet. It was a weird game, McDavid said. Obviously it wasn't our best - not our best at all. I don't think our best has shown up all series long. But it's coming. We'll shift the focus to finding a way to get a win in Game 4. Game 4 goes Thursday night in Sunrise, Florida, with Game 5 shifting back to Edmonton on Saturday night.