McDavid Misses Morning Skate Before Game 6 — What Time Is The Oilers Game Tonight

Connor McDavid did not take part in Thursday’s morning skate in Anaheim, and that makes what time is the oilers game tonight more than a schedule check for Edmonton fans. The Oilers entered Game 6 facing elimination in the 2026 postseason, with their captain’s availability carrying obvious weight after a right-ankle issue in Game 2.

McDavid and Jason Dickinson

Kris Knoblauch said Jason Dickinson was the only game-time decision. McDavid’s absence from the morning skate came after he rolled his right ankle in the second period of Game 2 when he collided with Mattias Ekholm.

The Oilers needed the series to continue after Anaheim went up 3-2. Edmonton responded with a 4-1 win on Tuesday to force Game 6, and McDavid said after that game that there was “never a doubt” he would play.

Anaheim’s late-game pressure

McDavid’s recent production had still given Edmonton a lift. He had two assists in 24 minutes of ice time in Tuesday’s win, and he posted a goal and five assists in the three games after going scoreless in the first two games of the series.

That matters against a Ducks team that had 26 comeback wins in the regular season, including 12 third-period comeback wins. Knoblauch called Anaheim’s push to the brink of elimination part of the challenge Edmonton expected going into the series.

Edmonton’s season on the line

Edmonton reached the Stanley Cup Final each of the last two years before losing to the Florida Panthers both times. This series now asks whether the Oilers can extend that run at all after Anaheim put them one loss from going home.

Game 6 is the immediate answer point for a team that already used Tuesday to stay alive once. If Dickinson is cleared, Edmonton has one fewer lineup question; if McDavid is limited again, the series pressure only gets heavier on a roster trying to avoid ending its season in Anaheim.