Oilers captain Connor McDavid misses 3rd period against Jets due to lower-body injury

EDMONTON, Alberta Oilers captain Connor McDavid sustained a lower-body injury and was ruled out from playing in the third period in Edmontons home game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets.

The Oilers did not provide any further details on the extent of the injury.

McDavid appeared to get hurt while attempting to chase down the puck in the Jets zone when he was bumped by Winnipeg defenseman Josh Morrisey.

In the second period, McDavid assisted on Jeff Skinners goal to extend his point streak to 13 games.

He has combined for four goals and 15 assists in the span.

McDavids injury comes at the same time the Oilers held out the NHLs leading scorer Leon Draisaitl for precautionary reasons after the forward was hurt in a 7-1 win over Utah.

Coach Kris Knoblauch listed Draisaitl as being day to day..

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