The tale of two wolves, or in this case the tale of two Edmonton Oiler games. Both end up in losses. However, in one of them, you see a glimmer of hope and optimism and in the other, you see dread and sorrow.

Although the Edmonton Oilers have fared relatively well without Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in the lineup, they were unable to get a victory over the Dallas Stars at home on Wednesday night. Despite making a late comeback,

The Edmonton Oilers might be without their starting goalie for some time. Stuart Skinner saw his night cut short on Wednesday after being struck in the head by the knee of Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen.

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will not return to his team's game against the Jets after picking up an injury.

But then they made a game of it, scoring three goals in the final ten minutes to put a real scare into the Stars. They were tantalizingly close to the comeback but just ran out of time, losing 4-3 in one of the most eventful games of their season.

The Edmonton Oilers netminder saw his night cut short on Wednesday after being struck in the head by the knee of Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen.

Word has already surfaced in Edmonton that Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl would likely make a return from injury sooner than his captain Connor McDavid. On Monday, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed that McDavid and Draisaitl won’t be available for any of the team’s three games this week.

The Edmonton Oilers are currently experiencing the unprecedented: life without the dynamic duo of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Both superstar centres are currently missing from Edmonton’s lineup after being banged up last week.