Mike Smith will play for the Oilers at the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday (8:30 p.m. ET; SN360, SN1, SNE, SNO, SNW, BSMW, ESPN+, NHL LIVE).
The goalie was activated from long-term injured reserve and will play for the first time since sustaining a lower-body injury against the Anaheim Ducks on Oct. 19.
"He's good to go tonight," coach Dave Tippett said. "Really good to see him back. He's an outstanding goaltender but he's also one of our leaders in that room. He's a very vocal guy, very passionate about winning. ... There an accountability that he brings because he wants to drive our team to be the best it can be and that attitude coming back will be really good for our team."
Smith is 2-0-0 with a 3.08 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in three games this season.
The Oilers also will have forwards Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Devin Shore and Ryan McLeod, and defenseman Duncan Keith in the lineup.
Hyman missed three games with a shoulder injury sustained against the Carolina Hurricanes on Nov. 11. Nugent-Hopkins, Shore, McLeod and Keith each was removed from NHL COVID-19 protocol.
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