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Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl took a hard hit in Sunday's win over the Nashville Predators. Here's the latest update on his status.
The Edmonton Oilers will be without one of their most important players down the final stretch of their playoff push. Star forward Leon Draisaitl is expected to miss the rest of the regular season with a lower body injury, the team announced Tuesday. Draisaitl, whose 97 points in 65 games are second-most on the Oilers this season, took a hard hit from Nashville Predators Ozzy Wiesblatt in the first period of Sunday's 3-1 win.
Although he returned to the ice for a few more shifts in the first but did not re-enter the game once the second period began. BREAKING: #Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl to miss remainder of regular season with lower-body injury suffered vs Nashville. #LetsGoOilers pic.
twitter. com/8FjmcGS9Fp ā NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) March 17, 2026 Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters Sunday that "it shouldn't be a really long injury" judging by information given to him by the team's medical staff. "No immediate red flags," Knoblauch said.
"... There might be some time off, but we'll find out later. " Draisaitl's absence comes at a pivotal point in the Oilers' (33-26-9) heated playoff race.