Report: McDavid won't play for Canada at World Championship

Team Canada will be without superstar Connor McDavid at this year's World Championship, according to TSN's Ryan Rishaug.

McDavid suffered a leg injury during the Edmonton Oilers' final regular-season game of 2018-19 on Saturday while crashing into the goal post at full speed. Though the franchise talent had to be helped off the ice, Rishaug says the injury isn't believed to be too serious.

X-rays on McDavid's knee came back negative, and the 22-year-old was scheduled to have an MRI on Sunday. The results won't be known for a couple of days.

McDavid has represented Canada on the World Championship stage twice (2016 and 2018). This season, the two-time Art Ross Trophy winner recorded a career-high 116 points, joining Wayne Gretzky, Dale Hawerchuk, and Mario Lemieux as the only players in history to notch three consecutive 100-point campaigns at age 22 or younger.

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