"That's what I'm most comfortable doing is passing the puck," Draisaitl said. "Without pumping my own tires too much, I would consider that my strength and something I rely on."
It showed when Draistail won the event with a time of 1:09.088. Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho finished second with a time of 1:18.530.
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Draisaitl, who has 61 points (27 goals, 34 assists) in 50 games, is tied for ninth in the NHL with Sean Monahan of the Calgary Flames and Blake Wheeler of the Winnipeg Jets. His 34 assists are second on the Oilers behind Connor McDavid (44).
"Passing has always been my go-to thing," Draisaitl said. "That's what I'm most comfortable doing and that's something that I work on every practice and try to be accurate with every pass. I guess I just like passing the puck."
The passing event consisted of three skills over one round, including a breakout pass, where each player was given 10 pucks to attempt to make a pass to three "players"; mini nets, where each player attempted to complete a pass over a barricade and into each of four mini nets; and target passing, where each player attempted to complete successful passes to all targets that randomly lit up every three seconds.
When Draisaitl watched San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson, who was the first competitor in the event, struggle with the long saucer passes into the mini nets and with the target portion before finishing in 1:58.824, it made him a little nervous for his turn.
"I think once you start, you're fine," Draisaitl said. "Seeing a guy like Erik Karlsson, probably one of the best passers in the world, having a hard time hitting the targets, just showed that it's not going to be easy. It was fun and I'm happy I got it done under two minutes."
Draisaitl was also happy to see McDavid win the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater for the third straight year.
"I see him every day, so the All-Star Games in the past, that wasn't a fluke," Draisaitl said. "He is pretty fast."
The 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Game at SAP Center on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS) will be the first for Draisaitl, who was awarded the final spot on the Pacific Division roster in the 2019 NHL All-Star Last Men In presented by adidas fan vote. So far, he's enjoyed being around the other all-stars and having the opportunity to talk with them.
"It was a lot of fun getting to meet players you usually battle against and have tough battles with," Draisaitl said. "Guys that maybe get under your skin at times in games and you maybe get under their skin. … Guys like [Calgary Flames forward] Johnny Gaudreau, I talked to him a little bit, and that's obviously a battle. They're all amazing guys and it was a great day."
