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Connor McDavid Absent From Oilers Morning Skate Ahead of Game 5
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The two-time defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers are facing elimination and may not have the best player on Earth.
Connor McDavid was absent from the Oilers' morning skate at Rogers Arena ahead of their do-or-die Game 5 of the Western Conference first round against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.
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McDavid won the Art Ross Trophy for the sixth time in his 11-season NHL history this year and finished with 138 points. He is off to a slow start offensively in these Stanley Cup Playoffs but has consecutive multi-point games, despite Edmonton's two straight losses to Anaheim — 7-4 in Game 3 and the Ducks' 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers on Sunday night.
The Oilers have lost three straight to Anaheim since their 4-3 win in Game 1. The Oilers have not lost a Western Conference playoff series since 2023, when they fell to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in six games in the Western Conference second round.
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