McDavid and Draisaitl combine for 8 points, lift surging Oilers to 3rd in Pacific

Edmonton's dynamic duo has definitely dazzled in December.

Connor McDavid had five assists and Leon Draisaitl three goals as the hometown Edmonton Oilers kept rolling into the holiday hiatus with a 5-1 victory over their rival Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, Evan Bouchard a pair of helpers and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers (19-13-6) who have won four of their last five and have gone 8-2-1 in their last 11 games.

The stretch has vaulted Edmonton into a tie for points atop the Pacific Division with the Anaheim Ducks.

"We demand to be a playoff team," said Draisaitl, whose Oilers have lost out in the Stanley Cup final the past two seasons.

"When you start the season the way we did, nobody is happy, nobody likes it. We knew we could be better and have a lot better in here. Everyone just stepped up and started playing better. Now we're rolling a little better and obviously looking to continue that."

Edmonton's terrific twosome continued to shine in December as the league's top two point getters for the month.

McDavid, who was named the NHL's first star of the week Monday for the second week in a row, extended his points streak to 11 games on Tuesday. He has 12 goals and 19 assists across the stretch and sits atop the league's scoring race with 67 points.

The Edmonton captain ranks second all-time in the NHL for most 10-game point streaks with 18, behind only Wayne Gretzky's 31.

"He's obviously feeling it," Draisaitl said. "We've all seen it plenty of times in his career. The puck is following him right now. He's just too good right now. That's not fun to play against."

The win over Calgary marked McDavid's 45th game with four or more points, moving him into a tie