Oilers: Star F Leon Draisaitl (lower body) likely out rest of regular season

The Edmonton Oilers expect star forward Leon Draisaitl to miss the rest of the regular season because of a lower-body injury, the team said on Tuesday afternoon.

Draisaitl was on the receiving end of Nashville forward Ozzy Wiesblatt's hit at 4:20 of the first period of Sunday's 3-1 home win over the Predators. After his exit, Draisaitl did return to take two shifts at the end of the first but did not appear after that.

After the game, Oilers star Connor McDavid said, "It's not the dirtiest check in the world...