Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl made a visit to his native Germany this weekend, catching a Bundesliga soccer match between powerhouse Bayern Munich and visiting Union Berlin.

The 30-year-old Draisaitl, who was born in Cologne, Germany, also visited the Bayern Munich locker room to chat with some of the players.

Draisaitl is currently not playing with the Oilers as he’s recovering from a lower-body injury that is expected to keep him out of the lineup for the remainder of the regular season.

The NHL veteran spoke to Sky Sports while at the soccer game, saying he is hopeful he’ll be back at some point to help the Oilers in the postseason.

“It will definitely take a few weeks,” he said via a translation. “I hope we go far enough so I can help the team again.”

Ben Heckner of Sky Sports reports Draisaitl was in Munich to receive treatment from sports doctor, Dr. Müller-Wohlfahrt.

🚨 Sky exclusive: Leon #Draisaitl is currently in Munich receiving treatment for his injury from well known sports doctor Dr. Müller-Wohlfahrt. Speaking to @leo71_official , he said: “It will definitely take a few weeks. I hope we go far enough so I can help the team again.”… pic.twitter.com/STfdlI103L

— BenHeckner (@SkySport_Ben) March 21, 2026

Oilers president and general manager Stan Bowman is hopeful Draisaitl will return for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

“[I’m] optimistic,” Bowman told TSN’s Gino Reda last week. “It’s only been a couple of days here. We’ll have to see how well he responds to the treatment. The timeline the [doctors] gave was based on normally how long these injuries take to heal, and I don’t have any reason to doubt that.”

With the postseason scheduled to begin the weekend of April 18-19, the injury will keep Draisaitl in the press box for at least a month.

“The doctors make that decision,” Bowman said on the timeline for a return. “He had some imaging done and based on the injury he has, that’s the timeline. I just listen to what they say. That’s what they do for a living and they know it well.

“He’s going to be in the rehab protocol. He plays through pain, but you need to let it heal at the same time…We’re obviously going to miss him but we also have to focus on the players that are healthy and able to play right now.”

The playoffs aren’t a guarantee for the Oilers, who have fallen to the Florida Panthers in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals.

With 12 games remaining, the Oilers sit second in the Pacific Division with a 34-27-9 record, five points ahead of the fourth place Los Angeles Kings.

Draisaitl suffered the injury on March 15 against the Nashville Predators after taking a hit from Ozzy Wiesblatt.

The left-shot forward was having another excellent season before getting hurt, netting 35 goals and 62 assists over 65 games. The injury will likely end Draisaitl’s streak of four straight 100-point seasons.

He also recorded two goals and five assists over five games for Germany at Milano Cortina 2026 in February.

Bayern won the game 4-0 to grow their lead atop the Bundesliga table.