EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are expected play on the same line when the Edmonton Oilers open the season against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place on Oct. 8.

With forward Zach Hyman still recovering from a wrist injury sustained in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars, Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Tuesday the two star forwards will likely play on the No. 1 line together to start the season.

“This is what our plan is right now, but obviously that can change,” Knoblauch said before the Oilers traveled to face the Winnipeg Jets in a preseason game Tuesday (8 p.m. ET). “We want to see what we have from everybody else, we want so see how guys mesh, and without Hyman we’re kind of maybe a little slim on having top-six winger talent, and

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