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04/28 21:10 CDT McDavid in Edmonton lineup as the Oilers face elimination in
Game 5 against the Ducks
McDavid in Edmonton lineup as the Oilers face elimination in Game 5 against the
Ducks
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) --- Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will play
Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 of the teams' first-round
playoff series.
McDavid, who led the NHL in points this season, did not participate in the
team's morning skate ahead of a must-win game for Edmonton and was a game-time
decision, according to coach Kris Knoblauch.
The 29-year-old McDavid has looked uncomfortable at times since rolling his
ankle in the second period of Game 2 when he collided with teammate Mattias
Ekholm.
The Oilers are trying to avoid elimination and rally from a 3-1 deficit in the
best-of-seven series. Edmonton reached the Stanley Cup final in each of the
last two seasons before losing to the two-time champion Florida Panthers.
Edmonton forward/center Jason Dickinson, also a game-time decision, was also in
the lineup released shortly before gametime.
Knoblauch said earlier Tuesday that Connor Ingram would start in net after
Tristan Jarry started in Game 4.
McDavid, who led the league with 138 points, scored his first goal in Game 3
and had his first multi-point games in the third and fourth games of the series
in Anaheim. McDavid didn't participate in Saturday's off-day skate in Anaheim.
McDavid was nominated Tuesday for the Ted Lindsay Award, along with San Jose
Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita
Kucherov. The award is for the league's "most outstanding player" as voted by
NHL players. McDavid is a four-time winner.
Ingram returns to the Edmonton net on Tuesday after Jarry made 34 saves in a
4-3 overtime loss in Game 4. Ingram started the first three games of the
series. He earned a 4-3 victory in Game 1 before allowing 11 goals in
consecutive losses behind a leaky Edmonton defense.
"Nothing against Jarry," Knoblauch said early Tuesday. "I thought he had a
solid game the other night, but going down this last few weeks or months,
Ingram's been our starter. He's been our guy. Now that our season's on the
line, we felt that we would go with our guy."
Dickinson sat out the second and third games of the series due to injury. He
scored twice in Edmonton's win in the opener and assisted on the Oilers' first
goal in the Game 4 loss.
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