Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl played most of the NHL postseason with a high ankle sprain, according to general manager Ken Holland.

Draisaitl had declined to officially confirm the news himself before Holland finally did during his end-of-season media availability on Wednesday. Holland said Draisaitl was injured in a collision with L.A. Kings forward Mikey Anderson in Game 6 of the first-round series. 

Draisaitl battled through the pain until Edmonton was eliminated by Colorado in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday.