The 2011 first overall pick has smashed previous career highs and gives the Oilers a three-headed monster up front.
EDMONTON, AB — The Edmonton Oilers are no longer a two-man team.
For several years now, the top of the NHL scoring leaderboard has been dominated by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and that indeed remains the case in 2022-23.
But there’s another name up there, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins might be the guy to help that dynamic duo go deeper in the postseason this year.
Nugent-Hopkins sits sixth in scoring with 96 points (35 goals, 61 assists), and only Nikita Kucherov, David Pastrnak,
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