Draisaitl was forced to leave Sunday’s game against the Nashville Predators in the second period with an apparent injury.
The star centre took a hit from Predators forward Ozzy Wiesblatt along the boards and went directly to the bench and down the tunnel with a noticeable limp in the first period. He returned and played a few shifts at the end of the first period, before not coming out for the second.
Draisaitl got off to a hot start in the game — also his bobblehead night at Rogers Place — scoring his 35th goal of the season on an early power play. He had played just 1:39 before being forced to leave.
The goal lifted the German forward to 97 points in 65 games on the season.
If Draisaitl were to miss significant time, it would be a major blow to an Oilers team that is battling for playoff positioning. Edmonton entered Sunday’s game third in the Pacific Division with a 32-26-9 record and 73 points.