The Edmonton Oilers announced Wednesday that center Connor McDavid underwent successful surgery to repair a broken left clavicle suffered Tuesday in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
McDavid crashed into the boards after he appeared to lose his balance skating toward the goal, as shown in this video from Sportsnet Canada:
Speaking at a news conference, Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli said the prognosis is not good, according to the Associated Press (via the New York Times): “We’re talking about months.