The partners of Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and forward Leon Draisaitl had a unique team-up of their own.
This fall, the Oilers played centres Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl an average of 22 minutes per game from October through December. It was a slight increase in usage compared to the same period in the previous season. That’s a lot of hockey, which brings worry over fatigue and lower performance levels as the team chugs toward the postseason.
For the first time in his career, Leon Draisaitl is no longer living in Connor McDavid’s shadow. Ever since McDavid entered the league in the 2015-16 season, he and Draisaitl are first and second in scoring with a respective 1,
Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves as the Winnipeg Jets won their fourth in a row, 4-1 over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl earned No. 1 status on the strength of an outstanding first four months of the season after signing an eight-year, $14-million AAV extension that will almost certainly make him the highest-paid player in 2025-26.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid’s wife Lauren Kyle was in attendance at Rogers Arena during their Thursday night game against the Detroit Red Wings.
Wayne Gretzky has won the award nine times, the most in NHL history. Kyle LaRusic joined Covers in 2020 with a Holland College diploma in Journalism and a Mount Saint Vincent Degree in Public ...
Oilers star Leon Draisaitl praised his teammate Corey Perry after a great performance as the enforcer against the Canucks.
Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday.
Four Winnipeg Jets have cracked TSN’s midseason Top 25 NHL Players Ranking. It should come as no huge surprise the Jets are well represented considering how many dominant players the 36-14-3 team, which sits atop the Central Division and Western Conference,
The Winnipeg Jets are one of the favorites to win the 2025 Stanley Cup, and understandably so. Their goaltender is the best in the NHL, their defense is solid, and their offense is arguably the best team offense in the league.
Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Simon Holmstrom broke a scoreless tie with a goal midway through the game as the Isles blanked the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 before a crowd of 18,703 at Wells Fargo Center.