EDMONTON, CANADA - MARCH 3: Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers participates in warmups prior to the game against the Ottawa Senators at Rogers Place on March 3, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

McDavid has 3 assists, Draisaitl injured in Oilers' win over Predators

The Associated Press

29 days ago

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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had three assists, linemate Leon Draisaitl scored, but was injured soon after and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Sunday to end a two-game losing streak.

Draisaitl took a hard early hit from Ozzy Wiesblatt. The Edmonton star came back for a couple of shifts, but didn't return for the start of the second period.

Leon Draisaitl appeared to be injured after taking a hard hit early in the first period from Ozzy Wiesblatt.

Draisaitl was not on the bench to start the second, and didn't play the rest of the game. Kris Knoblauch had no update on his status after the game. pic.twitter.com/PaLTn6wKxa
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 16, 2026

Matthew Savoie and Zach Hyman also scored for Edmonton, and Connor Ingram made 26 saves. The Oilers are 16-1-3 record in their last 20 games against Nashville.

Fedor Svechkov scored for the Predators, and Justus Annunen stopped 27 shots. They have lost six of eight.

Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm picked up his 30th assist. He came over from Nashville at the 2023 trade deadline.

Up next

Predators: At Winnipeg on Tuesday night.

Oilers: Host San Jose on Tuesday night.