Nobody would blame you for making the fairly easy-to-make case that Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid is the best hockey player in the world right now.
In the confines of the current 2019-20 season, however, it has been McDavid’s teammate Leon Draisaitl that has been leading the way — and leading the entire league, in fact — as the aforementioned McDavid missed a few weeks due to injury.
Monday evening may have been the crowning achievement in the 24-year-old Draisaitl’s already sparkling season, scoring four goals and adding an assist for a five-point night against the Nashville Predators.