McDavid (upper body) participated in a full practice at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Saturday, but head coach Jay Woodcroft wouldn't commit to the 26-year-old being in the lineup for Sunday's Heritage Classic versus the Flames, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

McDavid looked good and participated in all drills during the practice, which suggests he may be on the probable side of day-to-day. Still, Woodcroft said a final decision will be made based on how McDavid feels Sunday, which makes this essentially a game-time decision. With four games on Sunday's schedule, fantasy managers in daily formats should have plenty of room to have him active.

McDavid (upper body) skated for a second straight day Friday, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports. When asked about McDavid's status for Sunday's Heritage Classic versus Calgary after practice, coach Jay Woodcroft said, "He had a good day (skating) today. I wouldn't rule him out (for Sunday), but I'm not ready to say either way. We've got time."

EDGE Analysis

It sounds like McDavid's status for Sunday's contest could boil down to a game-time decision, so managers playing in leagues with daily lineup changes should plan on paying close attention ahead of puck drop. The 26-year-old pivot has racked up two goals and eight points through five games this season.

McDavid (upper body) won't return for Thursday's game versus the Rangers, but he has resumed skating, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

McDavid's status for Sunday's Heritage Classic against Calgary hasn't been determined yet, but coach Jay Woodcroft plans to give an update following Thursday's contest. McDavid has two goals and six points through five appearances this year. Edmonton didn't have him Tuesday and suffered a 7-4 loss to Minnesota, bringing the Oilers' record down to 1-4-1.

McDavid suffered an upper-body injury Saturday versus the Jets and is expected to miss 1-2 weeks.

EDGE Analysis

McDavid's injury currently doesn't sound too severe, but he will miss some time. Fantasy managers should reasonably expect him to be out for the next three games versus the Wild, Rangers and Flames at a minimum. The Oilers will likely bring Adam Erne back into the lineup, while Warren Foegele and Mattias Janmark could see extra minutes in the middle six.

McDavid was unavailable to the media after Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Jets, as he was receiving attention from the training staff, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports McDavid was clutching his back or hip during the latter half of the third period. He didn't see the ice late in the third or in overtime. Early in the game, McDavid had a pair of assists, giving him two goals and eight points through five outings this season. More information on his status should surface before Tuesday's road game in Minnesota.

McDavid recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Flyers.

EDGE Analysis

McDavid has gotten on the scoresheet in all four games this season, though he's yet to have a truly explosive performance. He has two goals, four helpers, 12 shots on net and eight hits. Thursday's outing was the first time he's gone without a shot this season, something that only happened once in 2022-23.

McDavid scored a goal and an assist on two shots in the Oilers' 6-1 win over the Predators on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

McDavid scored yet another highlight reel goal, where he fell to the ice and spun around before retrieving the puck and beating Juuse Saros to give the Oilers a 4-0 lead. He would also add an assist on Leon Draisaitl's second power-play goal. Coming off a monster 153-point season, McDavid is off to yet another hot start with five points in three games.

McDavid scored a goal on eight shots, dished an assist, logged four hits and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Both of McDavid's points came on power plays in the second period. He tied the game at 2-2 with his goal and also helped out on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tally midway through the frame. McDavid has been solid with three points, 10 shots and six hits through two games, but he also has four PIM and a minus-4 rating. It's still early, and the fact that the offense is mostly there gives fantasy managers plenty of hope that the rest of his game will come around soon.

McDavid notched an assist, two shots on goal, two hits, two PIM and a minus-3 rating in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Between the regular season and playoffs in 2022-23, McDavid had multiple points in 53 of 94 games and a single point in another 32 contests while coming up empty just nine times. Wednesday's season opener was a quiet start to the year for the Oilers, but it's far too soon to fret about the consensus No. 1 player in fantasy. McDavid had a career year last season with 64 goals and 153 points in 82 contests, numbers unheard of in decades. Keep him locked in your fantasy lineup.

McDavid tried to will the Oilers to a win Sunday, but his goal and four shots weren't enough. Vegas won 5-2, advancing to the Western Conference Final.

EDGE Analysis

McDavid has been one of the biggest stars of the postseason. He was held without a point in just two games. In the other 10 games, he was electric, posting eight goals and 20 points. He has been as good as advertised, but the potential MVP will have to try again next year.