<p>The Oilers have two of the best players on the planet right now in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The two are a huge reason as to why Edmonton is playing in the Western Conference Final and are four Allen Robinson Jerseys wins away from the franchise's first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 2006.</p><p>The duo have been ripping up the league since 2015, making the game look easy at times. The succe s they've had in the regular season, where the two have combined for five Art Ro s Trophies in the last six seasons, is finally translating over into postseason play.</p><p>McDavid gets his shine as the game's best player, and rightfully so. Between his speed, puck-handling ability and his shot, there is no one in the game like him.</p><p>However, Draisaitl is a star of his own, and likely would be the best player on 95% of other teams in the league. Together, he's the perfect second star to play alongside the best player in the world.</p><p>Here's a look at how Draisaitl is the right match for McDavid. Jeremiah Attaochu Jerseys </p><p>WCF PREVIEW:</p>Draisaitl takes the defensive pre sure off McDavid<p>Draisaitl has proved to be a versatile option for coach Jay Woodcroft. The forward has played both center on the second line and wing adjacent to McDavid during these playoffs.</p><p>Whether he's on the same line or different ones than the Oilers captain, Draisaitl is able to relieve some of the pre sure McDavid gets for other team's defenses.</p><p>In the first round, the two were split up for a majority of the time, centering the top two lines. The Kings' countered with Philip Danault and Anze Kopitar, two of the best defensive centers in the game, to stop these two lines and they actually did a pretty decent job for the most part containing them. But you can only do it for so long, and McDavid ate them up in Game 7.</p><p>When they're on the same line, you have to respect when both players are on the ice. You stay too focused on one, you lose sight of the other and boom, the puck is in the back of your net.</p><p>Take a look at the game-winning OT goal by McDavid against the Flames in Game 5.</p><p>As you watch, McDavid forces a turnover down low. As the puck comes up the wall, both Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm commit to engaging with Draisaitl along the wall with a puck. Even though it's half a second where Lindholm goes towards Draisaitl, that's all the time McDavid needs to back up into open ice, get the dish from Draisaitl and get a Lucas Patrick Jerseys clean shot off on Markstrom.</p><p>MORE:</p>Draisaitl can match McDavid's offensive output<p>It's a rarity to have a player like McDavid that can just put up points like it's a video game where he's turned the difficulty down to rookie mode. Well how about having someone who can match that as well?</p><p>When the two first came into the league, McDavid was outpacing Draisaitl by over 30 points. In 2016-17 and 2017-18, McDavid had over 100 points both years while Draisaitl had 77 and 70, respectively.</p><p>But now, Draisaitl is keeping pace. In 2018-19, McDavid had 116 points, Draisaitl had 105. In 2019-20, it was Draisaitl who had more points of the two, recording 110 while McDavid had 97.</p><p>The captain widened the game during the 2020-21 season, finishing with 105 points, which was 21 more points than his teammate, but this season, it was McDavid with 123 and Draisaitl right behind with 110.</p><p>And of course, we're seeing it in the playoffs. The two are going toe-to-toe for the league lead in points and a sists this postseason, posting identical stat lines of 12 goals, 17 a sists and 29 points.</p><p>Now part of why Draisaitl is able to rack up the points he does, and vice versa, Marquise Goodwin Jerseys is because the two play with each other, whether that be at 5 on 5 or on the power play. But he also po se ses the skills to create offense on his own and frankly, he probably would be a 100-point scorer with or without McDavid.</p><p>In fact, in games without McDavid, Draisaitl is still a point-per-game player, recording 49 points in the 49 contests that Draisaitl has played in that Chicago Bears Home Office McDavid has mi sed.</p><p>MORE: </p>Draisaitl is the "best pa ser in the world"<p>For as good of a playmaker as McDavid is with his hands and skill, there is one thing that Draisaitl has the edge in and that's pa sing.</p><p>Draisaitl's vision is out of this world. He's able to see plays develop and get the puck on a stick before the defense even knows that that's an option. His pa sing is crisp and clean, mixing in his skill as well to create some fancy a sists.</p><p>In the series against the Flames, the German forward had multiple a sists in all five games, with his playmaking ability on full display in Games 3 and 5 where he had four a sists in each. With a total of 15 a sists in just five games, he set a record for most a sists in a playoff series.</p><p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Leon Draisaitl is the best pa ser in the game. He set a record in the 2nd round for a sists in a playoff series. A look at one thing that makes him such a dangerous playmaker - a trap the Avalanche will need to avoid when covering him. </p> Mike Kelly ( Jesse James Jerseys @MikeKellyNHL) <p>It's not just the media dubbing Draisaitl the best pa ser. His own coach called him that after the Game 5 in Calgary.</p><p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Leon Draisaitl finished the series with 17 points in five games. Woodcroft calls him the best pa ser in the world.Four a sists tonight. </p> Tony Brar (@TonyBrarOTV) <p>Need further proof? How about his own peers. Draisaitl was voted as the league's best pa ser in the . He received 17.7% of the vote, edging out Patrick Kane and Nicklas Backstrom who had 15.6% and 15.4% of the votes, respectively.</p>