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.

Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl is "out short term" but should return "well before" the playoffs begin after sustaining a lower-body injury against the San Jose Sharks the previous night, head coach Kris Knoblauch said Friday.

As the Edmonton Oilers playoff push continues, Leon Draisaitl begins to prep for the biggest games of the year. Going into the final stretch of the season, Draisaitl and the Oilers look to heat up before the playoffs.