The Edmonton Oilers will be holding their breath over the status of Leon Draisaitl.
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.
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