Henrique exited Game One on Monday after only 2:56 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury and will not play in Game Two, allowing Samanski to enter the lineup for his postseason debut. The 24-year-old Samanski averaged 10:34 time-on-ice and scored four points (2G / 2A) through 24 games in his first NHL season.
Samanski will slot in on Wednesday as the Oilers opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Curtis Lazar will sit in his place.
With Colton Dach returning from an injury, Samanski will be the odd man out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Samanski, in his first NHL season, has three points (1G / 2A) through 20 games with the Oilers.
Samanski made his NHL debut earlier this season, scoring two assists in six games with the Oilers, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The undrafted 23-year-old forward has 31 points (8G / 23A) in 44 games with Bakersfield (AHL) this season.
Samanski made his NHL debut earlier this season, scoring two assists in five games with the Oilers, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The undrafted 23-year-old forward has 31 points (8G / 23A) in 44 games with Bakersfield (AHL) this season.
Samanski is an undrafted German forward that has yet to play an NHL game. The 23-year-old is in his first professional season in North America, and has 28 points (7G / 21A) in 39 games with the Bakersfield Condors (AHL). Isaac Howard has been assigned to Bakersfield in a corresponding move.
Samanski is an undrafted German forward that has yet to play an NHL game. The 23-year-old is in his first professional season in North America, and has 28 points (7G / 21A) in 39 games with the Bakersfield Condors (AHL). Isaac Howard has been assigned to Bakersfield in a corresponding move.
Samanski is an undrafted German forward that has spent the past five seasons playing in Germany (DEL). The 23-year-old scored 40 points (14G / 26A) in 52 games with the Straubing Tigers.
