Leon Draisaitl is trending toward not playing in the Edmonton Oilers‘ matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, but there’s no official determination on his injury status.

He left the game with a lower-body injury in the first period after Ozzy Wiesblatt jostled him awkwardly in front of the Nashville Predators bench on Sunday. Draisaitl returned to the bench in the period but was later shut down for the game.

Draisaitl saw a doctor while the team practiced on Monday, fresh off a 3-1 victory. Despite playing a total of just 3:02 of ice-time, the “Mayor of Smashville” would not be denied a goal, as the Oilers took the lead 1-0 and never relinquished it.

With 11 healthy forwards for the remainder of the game, the Oilers have gotten used to losing forwards in recent weeks. Curtis Lazar, Colton Dach, Adam Henrique, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, with the arrival of his newborn baby, have all been in and out of the lineup.

Knoblauch said blueliner Ty Emberson could return soon, but was not included in the defence pairings at practice. Max Jones remains with the Oilers and skated on the team’s fourth line at practice, called up to play against the St. Louis Blues, but scratched on Sunday.

Jason Dickinson played 18:54 of ice-time and skated as the team’s second line centre at practice. If he needs to take more ice, he’s comfortable, but he isn’t going to change his game to chase offence.

The Oilers continue their homestand this week, facing the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, the Florida Panthers on Thursday, and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. With the victory, Edmonton has hold of third in the Pacific Division, two points back of Vegas for first, and one point behind Anaheim for second.