Four of McDavid's game winners this season have been in overtime. Draisaitl has one. The pass from Mike Smith on the winner in San Jose was Play of the Year ...
In his last five games, he has two shots and no points … While Smith has his 20 career assists, Grant Fuhr, who was a pretty good puck-handler, had 47. Article content Draisaitl’s injury is still undisclosed (leg most likely after falling awkwardly into the boards in Anaheim), but until Tuesday’s miss, the last time he was out was October 2017, when he sat four games with an eye/concussion issue. With Draisaitl missing his first game in San Jose after 354 straight — Craig MacTavish has the Oilers record at 519, 20th best all-time before a back strain KO’d him — not having him on the power play was the most glaring issue. Article content Article content On a night when the Oilers had little going in San Jose for two and half periods, the 40-year-old Smith kept them in it. Great play,” said McDavid, before the team got a day off Wednesday in Los Angeles. “You know Mike must be a curling fan, or something. Article content Article content Article content