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Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl received an injury update after leaving his team's win over the Nashville Predators.
Sergei Belski-Imagn Images Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl gets injury update after exiting Predators win appeared first on ClutchPoints . Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It’s hard to understate how important Leon Draisaitl is to the Edmonton Oilers.
He is a top-five player in the world at this time, and could arguably be mentioned in the top-three. He has helped Edmonton to two-straight Stanley Cup Finals appearances. The Oilers star is also one of the team’s most relied upon leaders on and off the ice.
With all this said, it’s understandable why the team and its fans were holding their breath on Sunday night. Despite a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, the focus was on Draisaitl. The Edmonton star left the game with an injury after taking a hit from Nashville forward Ozzy Wiesblatt.
After the game, head coach Kris Knoblauch explained what happened . “He didn’t feel right. He went off, he got checked out, felt like he could play on it,” Knoblauch said, via NHL.