Too many of the best will be watching from their vacation posts.

He has five goals and four assists during his six-game point streak. Draisaitl's at 83 points through 55 appearances, four points back of MacKinnon for the league lead with two games in hand.

Whoever it ends up winning is deserving of it, and there's lots of guys in the race,” Draisaitl said of the NHL's points race ...

Draisaitl scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.