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.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is expected to return to the lineup in the final week of the regular season, TSN's Darren Dreger reported on Tuesday's early edition of "Insider Trading." "The progress is good,

The Edmonton Oilers are inching back to full strength. Connor McDavid hit the ice in a non-contact grey jersey for practice on Tuesday, his first time skating with the team since suffering an undisclosed injury.