“There were great moves this time. This is how good teams respond to setbacks“Said match winner Draisaitl.”I think sometimes you just have a team that seems to work a little better against than others.” In 2020 the German ice hockey star had against Nashville even scored four goals in one game. It was Draisaitl’s second hat trick this season and his sixth overall NHL-Career.
Draisaitl currently with 54 goals this season
With now 54 goals this season, he closed something in the top scorer list again Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs (58 goals) in the 7:3 against the Washington Capitals exceptionally empty.
In the scorer list, Draisaitl also advanced to second place with 105 points, teammate Connor McDavid (110 points) defended the top spot there with another two assists for Draisaitl.
Also meet Stützle and Seider
In general, it was a thoroughly successful evening for the Germans NHL professionals. The in-form Tim Stützle scored his 3:2 Ottawa Senators both Boston Bruins the winning goal and set up the other two goals. For the 20-year-old it was the second three-point game in a row and the seventh in a row with at least one goal contribution.
Moritz Seider shot the Detroit Red Wings at 3-0 at the Carolina Hurricanes in the lead with his sixth goal of the season. And also Nico Sturm (3:1 with the Colorado Avalanches against the New Jersey Devils) and Lukas Reichel (5:4 after a penalty shoot-out with the Chicago Blackhawks against the San Jose Sharks) brought in victories.
With the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning have joined two more teams for the playoffs qualified.
Source: sid/dpa