Oilers camp: McDavid, Draisaitl to play split-squad home game vs. Flames [Video]

Monday night’s Edmonton forecast calls for stars in clear skies and superstars in a arena filled to capacity.

A mostly full Rogers Place, anyway, as the Edmonton Oilers’ split-squad game is a pre-season affair against counterparts with the Calgary Flames.

Such games typically feature several empty seats – they don’t count in the standings, after all – but it might be different at the downtown arena given it’s slated to be the first appearance of the 2024-25 National Hockey League slate for Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard.

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The major on-ice Oilers catalysts – and top three NHL playoff scorers last season when the team made it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final only to bow out in a one-goal loss to the Florida Panthers – are slated to suit up in blue and orange on …