How good are Draisaitl-McDavid together? How good apart?

[VanIslander]

Stats please.

And impressions. As they have shown greatness together and apart.

Are they better apart simply because the team lacks depth? Or is it Hull-Mikita lack of chemistry?

 

[Russian_fanatic]

They're both a product of Hyman.

You can't spell McDavid or Draisaitl without Hyman

 

[NVious]

They're both a product of Hyman.

You can't spell McDavid or Draisaitl without Hyman

Hyman's a product of Connor Brown

 

[klefbombs shoulder]

Together probably the best duo in the league. Apart they are both elite.

At ES:

Together: 40:25 GF (62%), 5.6 GF/60 to 3.5 GA/60

McDavid only: 44:30 GF (59%), 4.4 GF/60 to 3.0 GA/60

Draisaitl only: 31:25 GF (55%), 3.2 GF/60 to 2.6 GA/60

Neither: 57:81 GF (41%), 2.0 GF/60 to 2.8 GA/60

At 5v5:

Together: 27:16 (63%), 4.4 GF/60 to 2.6 GA/60

McDavid only: 40:30 GF (57%), 4.1 GF/60 to 3.1 GA/60

Draisaitl only: 29:22 GF (57%), 3.1 GF/60 to 2.3 GA/60

Neither: 40:45 GF (47%), 1.7 GF/60 to 2.0 GA/60

 

[Three On Zero]

Stats please.

And impressions. As they have shown greatness together and apart.

Are they better apart simply because the team lacks depth? Or is it Hull-Mikita lack of chemistry?

Without McDavid in the lineup Draisaitl is a ppg player, but a definite drop in production

 

[olli]

Without McDavid in the lineup Draisaitl is a ppg player, but a definite drop in production

Many of those games are from McDavid Rookie year when McDavid missed 37 games and Draisaitl only had 52 points in 71 games overall.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Best duo in the league together and the best two players in the league separately

 

[phrenssoa]

Without McDavid in the lineup Draisaitl is a ppg player, but a definite drop in production

That’s a bit of a flawed stat considering he was not quite the player he is today in McDavid’s rookie year when he missed 37 games.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Elite apart, elite together in spurts. Prettttty good players

 

[AppreciateHockey]

They have way more chemistry than Crosby and Malkin have ever had.
They remind me of St. Louis and Lecavalier but on steroids.

 

[FDBluth]

They have way more chemistry than Crosby and Malkin have ever had.
They remind me of St. Louis and Lecavalier but on steroids.

This is true. Especially on the powerplay--it's almost like they've hacked hockey. Crosby and Malkin never really figured it out to the same extent.

 

[11Messier]

That’s a bit of a flawed stat considering he was not quite the player he is today in McDavid’s rookie year when he missed 37 games.

It also does not take into consideration that when McDavid is out of the lineup a few games here or there, he has to play with new line mates that he hasn't had a chance to build chemistry with.

 

[Atoyot]

They're both a product of Hyman.

You can't spell McDavid or Draisaitl without Hyman

They leave opponents Hy and Drai.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Drai has pretty much never had legit linemates while playing apart so it’s hard to compare. They have issues while playing together that can annoy Oiler fans but they can also make 5v5 look like 5v3 at times.

 

[Despote]

They typically don't stack them together anymore. Only about 30% of their EV minutes are together over the last four years.

They'd be lapping the field in points even more if they played together regularly, like Colorado, Toronto and Tampa does with their star players.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

We will find out how good they are apart when the honeymoon is over in Edmonton next year.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

We will find out how good they are apart when the honeymoon is over in Edmonton next year.

Probably both in the AHL within 6 months right?

 

[waitin425]

Toast without the jam is dry and jam without the toast is messy.

 

[wetcoast]

That’s a bit of a flawed stat considering he was not quite the player he is today in McDavid’s rookie year when he missed 37 games.

Yes when Draisatl won the Hart when McDavid went down he earned it.

Now he gets under rated.

 

[Chet Manley]

They have instant chemistry on offence. But bad things start to happen defensively over time like neither of them are performing the d-zone duties of a centre as well as when they're apart. Great together in spurts and then better commitment to defence apart for awhile. Something like that.