Corey Perry and Ryan McLeod will be looking to follow up their impactful performances from Wednesday's victory while playing on the second line with Leon Draisaitl, who praised his team's forward depth and their ability to move up and down the lineup to find the ideal combination on different nights.
"Yeah, it was good. I thought we played well. We created some looks. I thought we were pretty good defensively, too, for the most part," Draisaitl said.
"We have so many good players on our team where as a centre, it's fairly easy to adapt to anyone on your wing and I thought we played well as line. We're looking to take one step further tonight."
The German is coming off recording his 10th goal of the playoffs in Wednesday's Game 4 victory at Rogers Place to make it back-to-back postseasons where he's reached double-digit goals, growing his offensive total to 10 goals and 16 assists in 16 games during the 2022 postseason.
Draisaitl is hoping to continue that early chemistry he's created with McLeod and Perry by helping play to his linemates' strengths – especially when it comes to the 39-year-old and his knack for out-battling defenceman below the goal line and causing havoc around the blue paint.
"He's an experienced guy. He's very smart. He knows what he is now," Draisaitl said. "I think it's Clouder's or my job to get him into positions where he can do his part, where he's the best in the world, and I thought we did a good job of that last game. And obviously, we're not looking to play run and gun style anyways, so [we want to] have possession and o-zone time where we know he can be at his best."
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