The Edmonton Oilers aren’t taking any probabilities in the case of the well being of one in all their star gamers. Ahead Connor McDavid continues to development in the best route however is not anticipated to play in opposition to the Arizona Coyotes on Friday.
“I wish to really feel at my finest and that is not the case tonight,” McDavid stated following Friday’s morning skate. “I by no means wish to miss video games, I actually do not, it is irritating. On the finish of the day, we’re after greater issues right here and everybody being wholesome is precedence No. 1.”
McDavid final performed on Saturday in opposition to the Calgary Flames when he appeared to endure a lower-body damage within the third interval of that contest. The Oilers star tallied two assists in 20:39 of ice time in a 4-2 Edmonton victory.
Whereas he said that he seemingly would not play on Friday, McDavid did not say whether or not or not he thought that he would play in opposition to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
“Yeah, (I am) extraordinarily assured that it will flip the nook fast and be able to go,” McDavid added. “We’ll see (about Saturday), we have actually been taking it a day at a time and we have been making selections day after day and we’ll cross that bridge tomorrow.”
The Oilers dominated the Vegas Golden Knights in a 5-1 win on Wednesday with out McDavid on the ice. McDavid has been a spectacular image of well being as he is solely missed three video games all season.
McDavid has registered 130 factors (31 targets & 99 assists) in 74 video games all through the 2023-24 marketing campaign. Solely Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov (141) and Colorado Avalanche ahead Nathan MacKinnon (137) have tallied extra factors than McDavid this season.
The Oilers are at the moment in second place within the Pacific Division and path the Canucks by simply 4 factors. Consequently, Saturday’s contest looms fairly massive as to which crew will earn the division crown and acquire some much-needed home-ice benefit when the postseason begins.
