Oilers' Brown misses Tuesday practice with illness

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Oilers manager Kris Knoblauch said Monday helium expected Connor Brown, who missed the clincher past round, to play successful Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against Florida.

However, Brown missed signifier Tuesday with an illness, and Knoblauch said the 31-year-old would beryllium a game-time decision.

If Brown is capable to play, it looks similar Jeff Skinner would stay in, with Viktor Arvidsson perchance coming out. Skinner was a steadfast scratch from Game 1 of the archetypal circular until replacing Zach Hyman successful Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Dallas Stars and scoring successful that win.

Skinner, who played implicit 1,000 regular-season games earlier yet making his playoff debut, has tried his champion to enactment acceptable for his opportunity.

"When you get this far, there's a batch astatine involvement and a batch much emotion and excitement progressive successful everything," Skinner said. "You get this close, you privation to enactment your champion ft guardant and that volition beryllium exciting."