Celebrity captain Connor McDavid will sit out his third straight recreation Saturday when his Edmonton Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks.
McDavid sustained a lower-body harm through the last 5 minutes of the Oilers 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on April 6. He missed the 5-1 victory versus the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday and a 3-2 additional time loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Friday.
Edmonton (48-24-6, 102 factors) trails Vancouver (48-22-9, 105 factors) by three factors getting into the showdown however nonetheless has one recreation in hand on the Canucks.
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“I by no means wish to miss video games. I actually do not,” McDavid stated Friday. “It is irritating, however on the finish of the day we’re after larger issues right here and everybody being wholesome is precedence No. 1.”
McDavid, 27, has recorded 31 targets to associate with career-best 99 assists in 74 video games this season.
A 3-time (and reigning) Hart Trophy winner, McDavid has totaled 980 factors (334 targets, 646 assists) in 643 profession video games since being chosen by the Oilers with the highest total decide of the 2015 NHL Draft.
