Connor McDavid, who has missed several games due to a lower body injury, is expected to return on April 9th against the St. Louis Blues. This update comes from the 2 Mutts Hockey Podcast. Meanwhile, Leon Draisaitl has already returned.

Speaking with reporters on Sunday, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said that Connor McDavid won’t play in the team’s next two games, but he is expected to return before the end of the regular season.

EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid is expected to return before the end of the regular season despite not traveling with the Edmonton Oilers for the start of an upcoming four-game road trip, coach Kris Knoblauch said Sunday.

Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night -- his 51st of the season -- in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

Leon Draisaitl got his second goal of the night 2:25 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 to snap a two-game skid

Leon Draisaitl notches his second goal of the game in overtime to help the Oilers defeat the Flames. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN').

Draisaitl scored the game-tying goal with under four minutes left in regulation and lit the lamp for the game-winning score in overtime, giving the Oilers the 3-2 win. Not only that, but Draisaitl also became just the second active player to have at least four 50-goal seasons,

Leon Draisaitl returns to the lineup after his four-game injury absence on Saturday, just in time for the final Battle of Alberta of the season. While the Oilers are still far from fully healthy, getting the Hart candidate back in the lineup can only be a good thing.