Overview
- Coach Kris Knoblauch said Monday that Leon Draisaitl will skate this week and is a maybe for the playoff opener with a return expected sometime in the first round.
- Zach Hyman is out with an undisclosed issue that could last up to two weeks, and Knoblauch expects him to play one or two games before the regular season ends.
- Edmonton enters its final five games tied for first in the Pacific Division and starts a three-game road trip Tuesday in Utah before stops in San Jose and Los Angeles.
- Draisaitl has 97 points in 65 games this season and Hyman has 51 points in 57, highlighting how their health could shape the Oilers’ scoring options.
- Draisaitl has been sidelined since a March 15 lower‑body injury against Nashville and later returned to Germany for treatment.