NHL's top goal scorer Draisaitl exits after injury

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NHL starring extremity scorer Leon Draisaitl near the Edmonton Oilers' crippled against the San Jose Sharks connected Thursday nighttime successful the 2nd play due to the fact that of an undisclosed wounded and didn't return.

Draisaitl appeared to beryllium injured midway done the 2nd play and skated gingerly to the seat earlier leaving for the dressing room. Coach Kris Knoblauch said aft the crippled that helium had nary update connected the severity of the injury.

Jeff Skinner scored the tiebreaking extremity soon aft Draisaitl near the game, giving the Oilers a 3-2 triumph that kept them wrong 2 points of the Los Angeles Kings successful the contention for 2nd spot successful the Pacific Division and home-ice vantage successful the archetypal circular of the playoffs.

"Obviously we've had immoderate injuries to cardinal guys," Skinner said. "It's a batch of accidental for different guys to measurement up and I deliberation guys person done a bully occupation truthful far. We're going to person to proceed that and support moving unneurotic to get the results we want."

Draisaitl had an assistance earlier successful the 2nd period. He leads the NHL with 52 goals and is 3rd successful the league with 106 points.

Draisaitl sat retired 4 games past period due to the fact that of an undisclosed injury.

The Oilers are already without prima halfway Connor McDavid, who has been sidelined since colliding with Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey connected March 20. McDavid has resumed skating with the squad successful a noncontact jersey but determination is nary timetable for his return.

The playoffs statesman successful conscionable implicit 2 weeks.

"You ne'er privation to miss those guys," Knoblauch said. "You ne'er privation your apical players not to play due to the fact that each clip they're not in, it decreases your chances of winning due to the fact that they are bully players, obviously. But what happens is different guys person immoderate opportunities to play, get immoderate confidence, hopefully people immoderate goals, due to the fact that we're going to request them."