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Oilers Confirm Brutal Update on Leon Draisaitl's Injury He Sustained Last Game
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Leon Draisaitl suffered an injury during the Oilers' game last night, and the team has announced an official update, and it appears he will sadly be out day-to-day.
The Edmonton Oilers will be without the NHL's top goal-scorer, Leon Draisaitl, for at least another game.
Head coach Kris Knoblauch announced on Friday that Draisaitl will miss Saturday's matchup against the Los Angeles Kings and will probably miss Monday's matchup against the Anaheim Ducks.
Luckily for the Oilers, the injury is not severe, and Draisaitl should return well before the playoffs, but this still a brutal update no less, as fans and the team were really hoping he wouldn't have had to miss any time at all.
"He's out short-term, but we don't have a time frame. Don't believe it's going to be something that's going to head into the playoffs. We think he's gonna be back well before that."
- Kris Knoblauch
- Kris Knoblauch
Draisaitl, a 52-goal, 102-point player this season (third in the NHL), seemed to aggravate a lower-body injury in the second period Thursday of a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. He also sat out four games in January with something undisclosed.
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In the meantime, star captain Connor McDavid is still out with an injury he suffered on March 20 when he collided with Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey.
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