EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid is expected to return before the end of the regular season despite not traveling with the Edmonton Oilers for the start of an upcoming four-game road trip, coach Kris Knoblauch said Sunday.

Head coach Kris Knoblauch said Sunday that McDavid (lower body) won't travel with the Oilers for the start of their road trip that begins Tuesday in Vegas, but the 28-year-old could return at some point during the trip,

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,

Leon Draisaitl scored his NHL-leading 50th and 51st goals of the season and added an assist to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place on Saturday. Playing in his first game since sitting out the past four with an undisclosed injury,

Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night -- his 51st of the season -- in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

Draisaitl scored the game-tying goal with under four minutes left in regulation and lit the lamp for the game-winning score in overtime, giving the Oilers the 3-2 win. Not only that, but Draisaitl also became just the second active player to have at least four 50-goal seasons,