EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Leon Draisaitl will be “out short term” for the Edmonton Oilers after sustaining a lower-body injury in a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, coach Kris Knoblauch said Friday.
Draisaitl, who leads the NHL with 52 goals in 71 games, will not play against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday (4 p.m. ET; FDSNW, SNW, SNO, SNE), but Knoblauch said he expects the forward will be available for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin April 19.
“We think it’s going to be back well before that, so we’re not too concerned, especially with Leon’s pain tolerance and things that he’s played through before, but he will be missing some time,” Knoblauch said.
Draisaitl’s last shift Thursday ended…