NHL Gets Back To Regular Season Schedule

Rookie center Connor McDavid practiced Monday with the Edmonton Oilers and said he is ready to return from his broken left collarbone.

McDavid, the No. 1 overall pick in last year's draft, got hurt when he was ridden hard into the boards in the second period of a 4-2 victory against Philadelphia on Nov. 3. He has missed 37 games, almost half a season.

"He is ready to go," coach Todd McLellan said after McDavid centered a line between Jordan Eberle and Benoit Pouliot in practice.

McDavid spent the last week practicing with the Oilers' AHL team in Bakersfield. Asked if he was nervous heading into just the 14th game of his NHL career, McDavid said, "Anxious is probably the better word. I'm excited. It feels like my first game all over again."

McDavid said he is not going to let the injury play on his mind when the puck drops Tuesday night against Columbus.

"The doctors wouldn't let me play if I wasn't 100 percent," he said. "They say it's safe to play, so it's safe to play."

McDavid, 19, has five goals and 12 points in 13 games. He also has a plus-four rating with six penalty minutes.

Monday, February 1

No games scheduled

Tuesday, February 2 Schedule (All Times Central)

Toronto at Boston, 6 p.m.

NY Rangers at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at NY Islanders, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Florida at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Arizona, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.