Trying to make the playoffs is already a tall order for the Edmonton Oilers, but the task became a lot more difficult Friday night.

The Oilers, needing to vault five teams over their final 22 games to jump into a playoff spot, will be without superstar captain Connor McDavid after he was given a two-game suspension that begins Saturday, when Edmonton hosts the Anaheim Ducks.

McDavid was suspended for a hit to the head on Nick Leddy of the New York Islanders in Thursday's 4-3 overtime victory, a game in which McDavid scored the winning goal.