Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid
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The Edmonton Oilers have had the injury bug take the biggest chomp out of the players more this year than in previous seasons.
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Connor McDavid had three assists in his return after missing eight games with a lower-body injury and Connor Brown scored with 21 seconds left to give the host Oilers a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blue...
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The absence of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl has forced the rest of the roster to sink or swim--while some have stepped up, others have disappointed.
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The Oilers will be without Draisaitl, forwards Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (illness), Trent Frederic (ankle), defensemen Jake Walman (undisclosed), and John Klingberg (lower body) against the Sharks. Forward Evander Kane (sports hernia, knee) has been skating with the Oilers but is on long-term injured reserve and not available until the playoffs.
Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl is the minus-160 betting favorite to win the Hart Trophy for the NHL's most valuable player. This is despite Draisaitl currently listed as day-to-day with an undisclosed injury that has caused him to miss three straight games and another four at the end
Leon Draisaitl won’t be in the lineup Saturday when the Edmonton Oilers take on the Los Angeles Kings, and he’s also likely to miss Monday’s game in Anaheim. According to head coach Kris Knoblauch, the Oilers’ superstar is dealing with a lower-body ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Leon Draisaitl will be “out short term” for the Edmonton Oilers after sustaining a lower-body injury in a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, coach Kris Knoblauch said Friday.
As the Edmonton Oilers playoff push continues, Leon Draisaitl begins to prep for the biggest games of the year. Going into the final stretch of the season, Draisaitl and the Oilers look to heat up before the playoffs.
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Draisaitl took a pass from Evan Bouchard and beat goalie Dustin Wolf off the rush from the right wing with 3:12 remaining in the third period. That goal tied the score and made him the NHL’s first 50-goal scorer this season.
Leon Draisaitl got his second goal of the night 2:25 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 to snap a two-game skid.