Take it from the captain himself: “It’s fine.”

That should help alleviate the lumps in the throat for Edmonton Oilers fans worldwide after Connor McDavid appeared to have avoided a serious injury after a second-period scare in their 6-4 Game 2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

It happened when McDavid and defenceman Mattias Ekholm got tangled up at centre ice. McDavid’s right leg appeared to get stuck underneath his teammates, causing McDavid to pull up. He stumbled around the ice in the offensive zone before leaving, saying after the game, “I just rolled up on it a little bit.”

While McDavid would return soon thereafter, he seemed off his game. So much so that with just under five minutes left in the period and the Oilers on a power play, he would cough up a puck that led to Ryan Poehling scoring a shorthanded marker.

Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch didn’t have much in the way of an update after the game, saying, “I haven’t gotten any updates, so I’m not sure. Obviously, we’re hoping everything’s fine, but I can’t comment on that.”

McDavid hasn’t seemed himself much through the first two games of the series, held pointless with just seven shots on goal. Part of those struggles have bled over on the Oilers’ power play, where they’ve gone 0-for-6 in the series.

“I think people forget we just got Leo (Leon Draisaitl) and Hysy (Zach Hyman) back,” said McDavid. “We haven’t ran our normal sets in some time. We will be part of this series.”

Knoblauch, meanwhile, said he’s seen McDavid fighting the puck.

“I think he’s putting a lot of pressure on himself,” said Knoblauch. “He wants the team to do well, and he’s a leader. Usually when we have success, he’s a big part of that.

“There’s stretches during the season where he hasn’t been the best player. There’s nights he hasn’t been outstanding. It doesn’t happen very often, but certainly he’s going to find his game.”

He and the Oilers will look to get back on track Friday night when the Oilers and Ducks head to Southern California for Game 3 of the series. Puck drop is set for shortly after 8 p.m. MT.

Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s managing editor, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the Daily Faceoff DFS Hockey Report. He can be followed on X at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.

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