It is uncertain when exactly McDavid was injured; he had six shifts in the second period against Winnipeg, with his final shift lasting 18 seconds before returning to the bench at 19:03. McDavid spoke with Oilers head athletic therapist T.D. Forss on the bench before the end of the period and did not return for the third.

Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid will be out of action for the next week. How have the Oilers previously fared without their two superstars?

EDMONTON — Already missing Leon Draisaitl because of an injury, albeit one that’s believed to be minor, things went from bad to worse for the Edmonton Oilers when they started Thursday’s third period without Connor McDavid.