Connor McDavid practiced Monday with the Edmonton Oilers, Graham Gano Jerseyand the rookie center says he is ready to return after breaking his left collarbone.

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 http://www.off... practice.

McDavid, who spent the last week practicing with the Oilers' AHL team in Bakersfield, was asked if he was nervous heading into just the 14th game of his NHL career.

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

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

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McDavid believes they'll mesh well.

''He has got those quick great hands and a deceiving shot that fools goalies a lot of the time,'' McDavid said. ''If you get him the puck in a good spot, you know he's going to finish it.''

Eberle says it may be easier for McDavid to get back to game speed given that all NHL players are coming off the All-Star break.