Leon Draisaitl is having a Hart-Trophy calibre season this year, but fans and media outside of Edmonton are still sleeping on the Oilers superstar - with TSN not even naming him as an MVP candidate.

There are bragging rights on the line tonight as the Oilers and Avalanche head into the break.

Leon Draisaitl came to the defense of his Edmonton ... he added the Oilers did a good job playing conservatively in the third period, not giving Tampa Bay too many opportunities while continuing ...

Leon Draisaitl ... getting to the Tampa Bay net was enough for a Lightning defender to kick it in for him. They don’t ask how, but how many. And speaking of how many, Draisaitl is on pace ...

EDMONTON — If there was a single moment that epitomized how outstanding Leon Draisaitl ... shark like Draisaitl. “I had my momentum going that way, so I thought I could maybe win that race ...

Oilers fans that have watched the games for years have seen Leon Draisaitl get thrown ... will sometimes say that if you're not cheating, you're not trying. Draisaitl may just be over-aggressive ...

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 ...

Leon Draisaitl is not yet the highest-paid player in the NHL ... Completing the top five is Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov, who leads the league in points per game with 75 in 48 games (1.56).