Leon, just with his strength ... to suggest Draisaitl is unequivocally the top choice for the Hart Trophy right now. But Draisaitl deserves to be in the mix and even ahead of McDavid, the ...

The 2024-25 NHL season is flying by, as we now have about four months of numbers to work with in the chase for the Hart ...

When Leon Draisaitl won his first Hart Trophy in 2019-20, he made his case during a stretch when teammate Connor McDavid was out with an injury. The Oilers had missed the playoffs in back-to-back ...

He’s often overshadowed by his teammate and good friend Connor McDavid, but Leon Draisaitl is also one of the top players in the NHL. In 2020, he took home his first Hart Trophy after the ...

This fall, the Oilers played centres Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl an average of 22 minutes per game from October through December. It was a slight increase in usage compared to the same period in ...

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 ...

Leon Draisaitl is in the driver's seat for the ... The Rocket Richard winner has only won the Hart Trophy in the same season six times. Alex Ovechkin did it three times. No defenseman has ever ...

“Leon Draisaitl drives play in so many significant ways.” Draisaitl has won the Hart Trophy before, but that was following the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season. This time around, he’s well on ...

Leon Draisaitl is in the race for the Hart Trophy Leon Draisaitl is in one of the best seasons of his NHL career. The 29-year-old has racked up 67 points (31 goals, 36 assists) in just 45 games.

Centers won the Hart Trophy 17 times over an 18-year period from 1979 to 1996. Wayne Gretzky personally skated away with the league's MVP award eight straight times during that era. Kirill ...

Draisaitl scored twice and added two PIM in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Avalanche. Draisaitl and Nathan MacKinnon played starring roles in a head-to-head matchup between the top-two point-earners ...

Edmonton Oilers center Leon ... Draisaitl was a big part of Edmonton's efforts to chase down the Avalanche on the scoreboard, Nathan MacKinnon increased his lead on Draisaitl in the NHL's Art Ross ...