Connor McDavid Shakes Off Scare, Scores in Win
McDavid tallied a goal and an assist over 19:39 as Edmonton beat Vancouver 5-2, showing no ill effects from a heavy practice fall days earlier.
Connor McDavid played the full 19:39 for Edmonton in a 5-2 pre-season win over Vancouver, finishing with a goal, an assist and a plus-4 rating.
The result matters less than the fact that he took to the ice at all. McDavid had gone down heavily on Friday during an Oilers practice, tangling with defenceman Shakir Mukhamadullin and crashing into the net.
He skated slowly to centre ice while the goal was reset, holding his right arm. It looked, at the time, like the kind of collision that ends a pre-season early.
Against Vancouver he took the resulting penalty shot and scored, then again held his arm. That was as far as the concern went. The 29-year-old captain finished the night on the ice for nearly 20 minutes with two points and no sign the knock had cost him anything.
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