PITTSBURGH -- Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is relishing his first opportunity to play against boyhood idol Sidney Crosby but hes not going to let that get in the way of doing his job.Tonight is going to be cool for me to play against Crosby, against someone I grew up idolizing and kind of followed along his career, so definitely excited about that, McDavid said Tuesday after the Oilers morning skate at PPG Paints Arena.But, McDavid added, he cant afford to be spending time watching what Crosby is doing on the ice for the Penguins.If you get caught watching for a second hes going to beat you, the 19-year-old said. So youve got to be able to kind of put that away and forget all about that.McDavid was the first overall draft pick in the 2015 draft and is considered the most talented prospect to come into the NHL since Crosby, 29, was the first pick in the 2005 draft.A shoulder injury cost McDavid almost half of his rookie season in 2015-16 including two games against Pittsburgh. The parallels between the two stars are striking beyond being highly touted first overall draft picks.Through their first 58 games as NHL players Crosby held a slight edge in goals scored, 28-21, while McDavid has more assists through the same time period, 41 compared to 37 for Crosby.Since 2015-16, Crosby has the second-most points per game in the NHL behind defending scoring champ Patrick Kane of Chicago at 1.10; McDavid is third at 1.07.Crosby said on Monday that he is impressed with McDavids speed and his hockey sense, while McDavid said hell have to figure out a way to try and get the puck away from Crosby who has eight goals and 10 points in just six games this season.Just how strong he is on his skates, said McDavid. I think when hes down low he just protects the puck so well makes it hard to get it off him. 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Ill talk to him today, but I think he made another step today. Definitely arrows up for him. Like I said before, the issue is just more his conditioning and how he feels, what can we get from him, and I know thats improving.Bradley said the team wants to see how Ivory responds to a workout Saturday before deciding how much to use him on Sunday.Ivory was taken to a Jacksonville hospital the morning of the Sept. 11 season opener suffering from what the team described as a general medical condition. 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He suffered a sprained knee Wednesday, did not practice Thursday or Friday and is questionable for Sunday.Cornerback Prince Amukamara (hamstring), defensive end Jared Odrick (triceps) and free safety Tashaun Gipson (hamstring) also are questionable. Reserve tight end Ben Koyack (knee) is out. ' ' '