Connor McDavid News

A week after Kirill Kaprizov signed an enormous eight-year, $17 million AAV contract, the Oilers signed McDavid to a team-friendly two-year extension worth $12.5 million AAV. McDavid has led the NHL in points in three of his last five seasons and is continually among the league leaders for point production. The 29-year-old is coming off consecutive unsuccessful visits to the Stanley Cup Finals and will be poised to win a championship in his next three years with the Oilers.

McDavid did not play Edmonton's previous game but he will draw back into the lineup for their season finale on Wednesday against the San Jose Sharks. The 28-year-old McDavid will try to hit the 100-point plateau for the eighth time in his 10-year career. He has 99 points (26G / 73A) in 66 games this season.

McDavid has played the previous three games for Edmonton, but will not play on Monday against the Los Angeles Kings to get some extra rest before the playoffs. The 28-year-old McDavid has 99 points (26G / 73A) in 66 games this season. He has an absurd 13 points (1G / 12A) in his last five games.

McDavid will make his long anticipated return to the lineup on Wednesday after missing Edmonton's last eight games. The 28-year-old McDavid is averaging 22:08 time-on-ice and has 90 points (26G / 64A) in 63 games this season.

McDavid will miss a ninth consecutive game on Wednesday but appears to be nearing an imminent return to the lineup. Few updates have been provided surrounding McDavid's injury but his recent presence at practice has been an encouraging sign. The 28-year-old McDavid is averaging 22:08 time-on-ice and has 90 points (26G / 64A) in 63 games this season.

McDavid will miss a fifth consecutive game on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights but appears to be inching closer to a return. Few updates have been provided surrounding McDavid's injury but his presence at practice on Tuesday an encouraging sign. The 28-year-old McDavid is averaging 22:08 time-on-ice and has 90 points (26G / 64A) in 63 games this season.

McDavid did not play Edmonton's previous game and will miss at least the next three, including contests against the Dallas Stars, Seattle Kraken, and Calgary Flames. Few updates have been provided surrounding McDavid's injury but it's a devasting blow for an Edmonton offense that is already without Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed). The 28-year-old McDavid is averaging 22:08 time-on-ice and has 90 points (26G / 64A) in 63 games this season.

McDavid exited Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets after 14:59 time-on-ice on due to an undisclosed injury and will not play on Saturday as he has further testing done. The 28-year-old McDavid has 90 points (26G / 64A) in 63 games this season and has 19 points (4G / 15A) in during a 13-game point streak. With Leon Draisaitl also battling an undisclosed injury, the Oilers will be without their top two forwards on Saturday.

McDavid was suspended after delivering a high cross-check on Conor Garland of the Vancouver Canucks. It's the second time McDavid has been suspended in his career, after he received a two-game suspension for a high hit on Nick Leddy back in 2019. The Oilers went 2-1-0 in McDavid's absence.

McDavid will miss out on the next three games after connecting with a high cross-check on Conor Garland during the scrum at the end of the Canucks and Oilers game on Saturday. It's the second time McDavid has been suspended in his career, after he received a two-game suspension for a high hit on Nick Leddy back in 2019. He will be eligible to return for Edmonton's game against the Kraken on January 27th.

McDavid was given a 2-3 week recovery timeline after suffering a lower-body injury on October 28th, but will return on Wednesday against the Vegas Golden Knights, well ahead of schedule. The 27-year-old McDavid, averaging an absurd 1.7 points per game over the previous four seasons, had begun the 2024-25 campaign off to a slow start by his elite standards, with 10 points (3G / 7A) in 10 games.

On October 30th, McDavid was given a 2-3 week timeline to return from a lower-body injury but could be slightly ahead of schedule. Though the Oilers will be eager to welcome back the services of the NHL's most dynamic offensive player, they have fared well in his absence so far, outscoring the opposition 9-3 in two games (2-0-0). McDavid, averaging an absurd 1.7 points per game over the previous four seasons, had begun the 2024-25 campaign off to a slow start by his elite standards, with 10 points (3G / 7A) in 10 games.

McDavid only played one shift on Monday night, exiting the game after only 37 seconds of ice time after awkwardly colliding into the boards. The superstar forward returned to Edmonton to be evaluated and has announced Wednesday that he is expected to return to action in two to three weeks with an ankle injury. McDavid, averaging an absurd 1.7 points per game over the previous four seasons, had begun the 2024-25 campaign off to a slow start by his elite standards, with 10 points (3G / 7A) in 10 games.

McDavid only played one shift on Monday night, exiting the game after only 37 seconds of ice time after awkwardly colliding into the boards. The superstar forward will return to Edmonton to be further evaluated. McDavid, averaging an absurd 1.7 points per game over the previous four seasons, had begun the 2024-25 campaign off to a slow start by his elite standards, with 10 points (3G / 7A) in 10 games. The Oilers lost Monday's contest 6-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets and will be hopeful for positive news regarding McDavid's injury.

McDavid played just 37 seconds before exiting the game and now officially will not return. He appeared to injure himself after an awkward fall along the boards and skated off shortly afterwards. We should expect to receive an update on the status of his injury after Monday night's game.

McDavid will get the night off on Thursday as the Oilers opt to give him the night off to rest ahead of their playoff run. Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Evander Kane, Evan Bouchard, and Mattias Ekholm will all join him in the press box tonight.

McDavid has missed the last three games but will be back in the lineup on Monday against the San Jose Sharks. McDavid has likely fallen out of contention for the Art Ross Trophy, 11 points behind the scoring leader Nikita Kucherov with three games remaining, but is amid another terrific season with 130 points (31G / 99A) in 74 games.