The Edmonton Oilers’ hopes of making the 2026 National Hockey League postseason just got significantly more difficult. On Tuesday, it was reported by the Canadian Press that superstar center Leon Draisaitl of Cologne,

Head Coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed that the German forward will miss tonight's meeting with the Sharks due to an injury he sustained in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, scoring his 35th goal of the season before taking an awkward check on the next shift, which led to his early exit.

When Leon Draisaitl took to the ice for two shifts late in the first period of Sunday’s Edmonton Oilers game against the Nashville Predators, there were “no red flags” as the centre tested out an injury,