EDMONTON, AB - Complementing the dynamic duo of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid isn't just producing offensively - there's a certain mindset that goes with it.
"We have that attitude. Every line has that attitude every game," forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said at Thursday afternoon's practice. "You want to go out and you want to produce and be effective. Those two guys, they can work through a lot of stuff, so it doesn't really matter what teams throw at them."
With Draisaitl and McDavid riding high with 29 and 23 points each respectively atop the Oilers statistical leaderboard and near the summit of the NHL's scoring race, everyone else is focused on filling in the peripherals as another way to contribute as they also look to factor in on the scoresheet at a more regular rate.
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"I think everybody in here is giving an honest effort, and we're going to have to start scoring," forward Jujhar Khaira said
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