The Edmonton Oilers suffered a significant blow early on in the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Less than a minute into the game, Connor McDavid had a goal disallowed, and mere moments later, the Oilers star found himself headed to the locker room, potentially down a few teeth. McDavid was the victim of a brutal high stick from the Canes' Brady Skjei, resulting in McDavid losing some of his teeth and exiting the game in the first period.

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As can be seen in the video above, McDavid was attempting to skate past a pair of defenders, when one of them, Skjei, caught the Oilers star right in the mouth with his stick. McDavid immediately covered his mouth in pain and could be seen frustratedly skating off to the locker room in the aftermath.

McDavid did not return for the remainder of the first period, and the Canes capitalized on his absence, jumping out to a 2-0 lead over the Oilers, thanks to goals from Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho.

McDavid managed just over 2 minutes of ice time before sustaining the injury and missing the rest of the opening period of play. He started the second period for the Oilers, and it didn't seem as if his injury was slowing him down much, as the 25-year-old fired off a shot in the opening moments of the period. The team will be grateful to have the superstar back on the ice as he'll have a big role to play in the Oilers' comeback effort throughout the rest of the game.