LOS ANGELES - Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch says there is no timetable for Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl to return from his latest injury, but he expects to have his leading scorer back before the playoffs.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — NHL leading goal scorer Leon Draisaitl left the Edmonton Oilers' game against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night in the second period with an undisclosed injury and didn't return.Draisaitl appeared to get hurt midway through the second period and skated gingerly to the bench before leaving to go to the dressing room. Coach Kris Knoblauch said after the game that he had no update on the severity of the injury.Jeff Skinner scored the tiebreaking goal shortly after Draisaitl left the game, giving the Oilers a 3-2 victory that kept them within two points of Los Angeles in the race for second place in the Pacific Division and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.“Obviously we’ve had some injuries to key guys,” Skinner said. “It’s a lot of opportunity for other guys to step up and I think guys have done a good job so far. We’re going to have to continue that and keep working together to get the results we want.”Draisaitl had an assist earlier in the second period. He leads…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jeff Skinner tipped in the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers overcame an injury to Leon Draisaitl and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night.Skinner scored just a few minutes after Draisaitl went to the locker room with an undisclosed injury. He never returned to the game. Coach Kris Knoblauch said after the game that he had no update on the severity of the injury.Connor Brown and Viktor Arvidsson also scored to give the Oilers their third straight win. Calvin Pickard made 27 saves.Edmonton kept pace with Los Angeles in the race for second place in the Pacific Division and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Oilers trail the Kings by two points headed into their game Saturday night in Los Angeles.Jack Thompson and Tyler Toffoli scored for San Jose. Georgi Romanov made 35 saves.TakeawaysOilers: Edmonton is already without star Connor McDavid, who has been sidelined since getting hurt March 20 and can ill afford another key…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.Draisaitl, who leads the NHL with 52 goals this season, didn’t practice Friday and won’t play against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. He missed the second half of the second period and all of the third period in a 3-2 win over the Sharks.Knoblauch expects Draisaitl back before the postseason begins on April 19, where the Oilers are likely to face the Kings in the first round of the playoffs for the fourth straight year.“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 missed four games in late March because of an undisclosed injury. Knoblauch said this new ailment is unrelated.Draisaitl was on…