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.

He’ll face an underwhelming Seattle Kraken squad that is limping to the finish line with a 30-35-5 record, seventh in the Pacific. The Kraken have nobody who has scored as many as 50 points but have four guys with 40+ and five more with 30+.

Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid will be out of action for the next week. How have the Oilers previously fared without their two superstars?