The Edmonton Oilers have recalled centre Noah Philp on an emergency basis, the club announced Tuesday.

It comes with a mountain of injuries for the team, who saw winger Trent Frederic re-aggravate a high-ankle sprain on Saturday in his debut with the team — and with the likes of Leon Drasiatil, Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm, Stuart Skinner and Evander Kane all on the shelf with injuries of their own.

Battered and bruised, the team was forced to play shorthanded Monday night against the Anaheim Ducks, losing 3-2, although one more depth player in the lineup likely wouldn’t have made a difference in the disappointing loss.

Philp has drawn in for 12 games with the big club this year, notching two assists and averaging 8:40 in ice time. With him on the ice at five-on-five the Oilers have successfully tilted the ice in their favour, outscoring the opposition 5-4, while controlling 52.1 percent of the shot attempt share, 52.4 percent of the scoring chance share and 51.3 percent of the expected goal share.

The 26-year-old has appeared in 52 games for the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors this season, scoring 15 goals and 30 points, taking 124 shots on goal for an average of 2.4 per game.

While the recall not only allows the Oilers to ice a full roster, given they didn’t have the requisite salary cap space Monday to make a recall, it also affords the team another look at what Philp can do at the NHL level. His ice time has been limited in his previous games in Edmonton, but increasing his workload this time around could be a valuable thing for the organization as next fall, Philp will become eligible for waivers.

The Oilers have just five games left in the regular season schedule, hosting the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday and Friday of this week, visiting the Winnipeg Jets next Sunday night, hosting the Los Angeles Kings next Monday, and then visiting the Sharks a week from Wednesday.

Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s associate editor, senior columnist, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the DFO DFS Report. He can be followed on Twitter, currently known as X, at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.