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.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and goaltender Stuart Skinner both left Thursday night's overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets and didn't return. McDavid did not take to the ice for the start of the third period,

The Edmonton Oilers will likely have to fare without Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl for a while longer than anticipated. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Monday that his team’s two superstars are both expected to miss all three games this week due to injuries,