Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch met with the media today following practice and offered a grim update on Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl's injuries. In the past week, the Edmonton Oilers <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/don-cherry-delivers-crucial-message-to-oilers-fans-regarding-connor-mcdavid-and-leon-draisaitl-injuries' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>have lost their two most dynamic offensive stars to injury</a>, as Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are both out of the lineup. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/heyitsalmar/status/1904563677220704439'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/edmonton-oilers-superstar-connor-mcdavid-leaves-game-against-the-winnipeg-jets-due-to-injury' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>McDavid was injured in the second period</a> of Edmonton's 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 20 with a lower-body injury, while Draisaitl was hurt in a 7-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on March 18 with an undisclosed injury. <h3>Kris Knoblauch said both players will be out a while</h3> The Oilers have 12 games remaining and <a href='https://www.nhl.com/standings/2025-03-25/wildcard' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>are tied with the Los Angeles Kings for second place</a> in the Pacific Division. Yet, head coach Kris Knoblauch indicated on Tuesday that neither player will return any time soon, which was a grim update. They're going to be still a while, Knoblauch said to NHL.com after practice. We'll be playing a couple of games without them, at least. It's good for those other guys that they know they're going to get some more playing time. The game on Saturday was the first both McDavid and Draisaitl had missed due to injury in the same game since McDavid's rookie year in 2015-16. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NationRealLife/status/1904602879270457356'> </a></blockquote></div> Both stars are among the NHL's top scorers this season, with Draisaitl ranking second in the league with 101 points (49 goals, 52 assists) in 68 games, and <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/connor-mcdavid-8478402' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>McDavid</a> fourth with 90 points (26 goals, 64 assists) in 63 games. Draisaitl's career-high 18-game point streak, during which he amassed 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists), ended in the win over Utah, where he led all forwards in ice time with 22:23.