The Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid just took a gut-punch of a loss, and to make matters worse, their playoff dreams might be on thin ice. Just a day ago, they went head-to-head with the Winnipeg Jets in a wild one, but heartbreak struck when Kyle Connor ripped the OT winner just 1:13 into extra time. His wicked wrister, set up by Mark Scheifele, slipped past Calvin Pickard, who had barely gotten his skates warm after stepping in for Stuart Skinner—forced out late in the third after a nasty crease collision with Gabriel Vilardi. Despite Jeff Skinner lighting the lamp twice and Darnell Nurse dishing out two assists, Edmonton couldn’t hold off Winnipeg’s relentless attack.
And now, as if the loss wasn’t bad enough, the Oilers are only two points ahead of the Kings for second place in the Pacific, but L.A. has two extra games to work with. Talk about nerve-wracking! And just when you thought things couldn’t get messier, the latest update on Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl has fans spiraling. Their health is suddenly a major question mark, and without their superstars at full strength, the Oilers’ path to the playoffs is looking rocky.
B/R Open Ice hit up X on March 21 with some news that had Oilers fans gripping their jerseys a little tighter. They dropped the latest update, saying, “Both Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid are OUT against Seattle on Saturday. McDavid is getting an MRI Friday, the team announced.” And just like that, a wave of panic swept through Edmonton. Losing one superstar is rough, but both? That’s like taking a slapshot to the soul.
Both Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid are OUT against Seattle on Saturday.
McDavid is getting an MRI Friday, the team announced pic.twitter.com/5F2DZjDH4H
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 21, 2025
One fan didn’t hold back, dropping a reality check with, “Edmonton become Blackhawks overnight.” And honestly? The way things are going, Connor McDavid’s squad might just be skating down the same rough road as Chicago. Just a day ago, the Blackhawks officially punched their ticket to an early offseason, missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth straight year.
The Blackhawks (20-40-9) saw their last glimmer of hope fade away after a tough 3-1 loss to the Kings at United Center on Thursday. This once-dominant team—who ran the show from 2008-09 to 2016-17, snatching three Cups along the way—has now made the playoffs just once in the last eight seasons. Talk about a brutal fall from grace. If Edmonton isn’t careful, they might just end up flipping through that same painful playbook. But this was just the beginning!
Connor McDavid’s team playing on thin ice!
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