EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) 鈥� is day to day with a lower-body injury, and the Edmonton captain could miss the Oilers鈥� next game against defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas.
McDavid did not practice Tuesday, and coach Kris Knoblauch said he鈥檒l speak with him Wednesday before the team decided whether the NHL MVP would play that night against the Golden Knights.
鈥淭he most important thing is playoffs, that we are ready,鈥� Knoblauch said, also referring to McDavid getting some rest for maintenance after some soreness late in against Calgary. 鈥淚 think we鈥檝e got depth. You鈥檙e never going to replace Connor, but we鈥檝e got healthy bodies. We want to make sure everyone is healthy as much as possible going into the playoffs.鈥�
McDavid leads the league with 99 assists and ranks third in points with 130, trailing only Tampa Bay鈥檚 Nikita Kucherov and Colorado鈥檚 Nathan MacKinnon. The Oilers recalled forward Dylan Holloway from the minors on an emergency basis.
Edmonton enters Wednesday鈥檚 game second in the Pacific Division with 99 points, five back of first-place Vancouver with two fewer games played. The Oilers host the Canucks on Saturday.
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