Oilers’ Evander Kane undergoes knee surgery, recovery timeline is 4-8 weeks

As per Frank Seravalli, Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane has undergone knee surgery and the recovery timeline is 4-8 weeks.

Kane was already sidelined as he underwent successful abdominal surgery in September and was out for 5-6 months.

#Oilers say Evander Kane underwent knee surgery in Edmonton on Thursday. It’s unrelated to September’s abdominal surgery, but team says it will cause him to pause that rehab in the meantime.

Expected recovery from knee surgery portion is 4-8 weeks. Then what for abdominal?

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) January 10, 2025

The 33-year-old winger scored 24 goals and 20 assists for 44 points and 85 penalty minutes in 77 regular-season games with the Oilers last season. Since joining the club in 2021-22, Kane has 62 goals and 49 assists for 111 points.

Through 14 NHL seasons, Kane, a native of Vancouver, B.C., has 326 goals and 291 assists for 617 points and 1,186 penalty minutes in 930 career regular-season games with the Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets and Atlanta Thrashers.

Kane has scored 30 goals twice in a season, doing so with the Jets in 2011-12 and the Sharks in 2018-19.

Kane was oringally take No. 4 overall by the Thrashers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Kane was a dominant junior player, scoring 48 goals and 48 assists for 96 points in just 61 regular-season games with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He helped the Giants win the 2007 Memorial Cup, appearing in two games and recording an assist.

Internationally, Kane has represented Canada multiple times, winning gold at the 2009 World Junior Championships and gold at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He also played in three consecutive World Championships between 2010 and 2012, scoring six goals and eight assists for 14 points in 21 games during that span.