Edmonton Oilers star forward Connor McDavid was expected to be out of the lineup for one to two weeks due to an upper-body injury, the NHL team said Sunday.
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McDavid, who has eight points (2-6) in five games this season, was injured during a 3-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.
He missed the last few minutes of the third period and didn’t play in the overtime.
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McDavid won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player after recording a career-high 153 points last season.
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