Ekholm is part of a growing list of injuries for the Oilers, who have decided to sit captain Connor McDavid for precautionary reasons against the Kings at Rogers Place on Monday (10 p.m. ET; TVAS, Prime, NHLN, FDSNW).

The Edmonton Oilers might have more questions than answers as they head into the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Have they lost too much youth and speed? Are they too old and banged up?

Before Monday’s 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings , Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch announced a string of injury updates that left the team depleted heading into their first-round matchup with the LA-based team. Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman were both ruled out for the night.