Too many of the best will be watching from their vacation posts.

TAMPA — All these years later ... A few are playmaking sidekicks such as Mitch Marner and Leon Draisaitl. There are even pests like Matthew Tkachuk and Brad Marchand. But only one of them ...

Rounding out the top five is Nikita Kucherov, of the Tampa ... it’s not about playing perfect, but focusing on an all-around game that is benefitting Draisaitl this season. “Yeah, Leon makes ...

Whoever it ends up winning is deserving of it, and there's lots of guys in the race,” Draisaitl said of the NHL's points race as he trails Nathan MacKinnon by two points entering Friday's matchup ...

Leon Draisaitl did his best ... Fans can and should look forward to one thing: Draisaitl and the rest of the Oilers might be out to prove a point. Losing McDavid is not ideal.

1. Winnipeg Jets – Of any Canadian team that could break the Stanley Cup drought that dates to 1993, the Jets seem the most ...

Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton's Leon ... Draisaitl are the focus, they're not alone atop the scoring race. Lurking in the wings is two-time Art Ross winner Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa ...

With 40 goals on the season after another clutch performance by Leon Draisaitl ... Maybe it’s because the Oilers played for the last time and lost last night, or maybe it’s because I’m not ...

As game plans go, the No. 1 item last July 1 was to find Leon ... s not nearly enough. So is there a possibility the Oilers are looking for a rental winger for Draisaitl at the deadline? Maybe ...

There has been a shake-up at the top for some of the big NHL awards. Here's how our panel of PHWA voters is leaning on all ...

I tend to look at the 4 Nations Face-Off in the same light as the Challenge Cup in 1979. It’s not really best-on-best hockey ...