Goaltender Cam Talbot was placed on injured reserve by the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday with an upper-body injury.
Talbot was injured during a 3-2 overtime win to the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, Oilers coach Todd McLellan said Wednesday. Talbot finished the game and made 29 saves.
Talbot is 10-10-1 with a 3.00 goals-against average and .903 save percentage in 22 games, all starts. He finished fourth in Vezina Trophy voting last season after leading the NHL with 44 victories and 73 appearances, finishing with a 2.39 GAA.
He is eligible to return on Dec. 7.
The Oilers (10-13-2) are seventh in the Pacific Division after advancing to the Western Conference Second Round last season. They play the Toronto Maple Leafs at Rogers Place on Thursday (9 p.m. ET; TVA Sports, SNW, TSN4).
Edmonton called up goaltender Nick Ellis from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. Ellis, 23, is 5-5-1 with a 2.82 GAA and .914 save percentage in 11 games.
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