Connor McDavid has returned to the Edmonton Oilers but there is no timeline for when the center might resume skating.
McDavid, fourth in the NHL in scoring with 81 points (30 goals, 51 assists) in 55 games, will miss his fifth straight game because of an injury to his left quad muscle. He last played Feb. 8 and was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 9.
Edmonton is 3-1-0 in the four games he has missed.
"I talked to him for a minute this morning," Oilers coach Dave Tippett said Wednesday. "He's getting some treatment, working out with the guys. He's in good spirits."
When the Oilers announced the injury Feb. 11, general manager Ken Holland said he expected McDavid to be out 2-3 weeks.
"That's a normal timeline for this injury," Holland said then. "We're hoping it can be a little bit less, no surgery. It's not long term. We'll double back a week from now to find out if it's more serious. We know what it is, it's a quad injury, it's going to heal. It's just going to need time for treatment."
McDavid had traveled to Toronto to work with his doctors during the Oilers' three-game road trip last week.
"He's got his team of people there and he's going to do his treatment there when we're on the road trip," Holland said last week. "We expect to see Connor back here when we get back next Monday."
The Oilers (32-21-6), tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for the Pacific Division lead, host the Boston Bruins at Rogers Place on Wednesday (8:30 p.m. ET; SN, TVAS, NESN, NHL.TV).
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