The Edmonton Oilers are second in the Pacific Division, two points behind the Anaheim Ducks, entering the opener of a three-game road trip. Edmonton has one game in hand on Anaheim and each team has 40 regulation/overtime wins. The Oilers are on a five-game winning streak and are 9-1-0 in their past 10 games. Center Connor McDavid and forward Leon Draisaitl each have 10-game point streaks; McDavid has 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) and Draisaitl has 18 points (five goals, 13 assists). "The team seems to be clicking, my linemates are playing great, everything seems to be going well," McDavid told the Oilers website after the morning skate. "When the team is doing well, that's when individuals are going to find success as well. I think that's part of it." McDavid leads the NHL in scoring with 94 points (29 goals, 65 assists); he's seven points ahead of Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane. With four regular-season games remaining, Edmonton has already qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2006. "I don't think you can ever fully replicate what that's like [playoffs]," McDavid said. "But I think these games [down the stretch] have been as close as you can get. That Anaheim game on Saturday [a 3-2 overtime win] -- I've never played in the playoffs so I don't know what it's like, but that's what I envision it being like."
