McDavid, the three-time Hart Trophy winner (common season MVP), suffered the damage throughout the group’s 6-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. Whereas crossing into the attacking zone, McDavid was tripped and his left leg collided with the boards.
After being despatched again to Edmonton for additional analysis, the choice was made to sideline the star participant for a number of weeks.
Coming off a visit to the Stanley Cup Last within the 2023-24 season, the Oilers are seemingly this in the long run as they pursue one other deep run within the postseason.
Whereas the Oilers haven’t began this season significantly sturdy, shedding their first three video games and at present sitting at 4-5-1, that is nothing new for Edmonton. Presently final season, the Oilers have been solely 2-5-1 and so they nonetheless went on to have a ton of success within the postseason.
Thus far, McDavid has produced three targets and 7 assists this season. Since his profession started within the 2015-16 season, McDavid has tallied 992 factors.
As spectacular as McDavid’s profession has been thus far, there may be one statistic that reveals simply how phenomenal he has been. Per Greg Wyshynski of ESPN, with a median of 1.51 factors per recreation, McDavid solely trails “the Nice One” Wayne Gretzky (1.92) and Mario Lemieux (1.88) in that class in NHL historical past.
With McDavid anticipated to be out a number of weeks, extra gamers on the group are introduced with a chance to step up, one thing Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch touched on.
“It is your captain, your finest participant. It must be a chance for guys to step up and say, ‘Oh, I’ve received this,’ ” Knoblauch said, by way of NHL.com. “It is extra ice time, extra alternatives.”
The Oilers return to the ice on Thursday for a Halloween night time showdown in opposition to the Nashville Predators.
