Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid was ruled out of Monday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets early in the first period with a lower-body injury, the Oilers announced.
While trying to secure the puck on the opening faceoff, McDavid appeared to trip before landing on his back and sliding into the wall. His shift lasted 37 seconds.
Connor McDavid (lower body) will not return for the #Oilers tonight.
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) October 28, 2024
McDavid has tallied three goals and seven assists through nine games played this season.
Losing McDavid — the 2024 Conn Smythe winner as the playoffs MVP despite losing to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final — would be a huge blow for an Oilers squad chasing last season’s success while battling back from an 0-3 start.
Edmonton is currently 4-4-1 and sits in fifth in the Pacific Division.
This story will be updated.
Required reading
- Empty space fuels Oilers’ Stanley Cup chase: ‘No secret that our goal is to win’
- ‘The sun will rise’: Connor McDavid’s summer of healing
- Oilers’ Connor McDavid wins Conn Smythe after historic playoff despite Stanley Cup Final loss
(Photo: Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
