National ice hockey player Leon Draisaitl has his best performance of the season in Edmonton Oilers led to the first win in the NHL.
At 6:1 against Nashville Predators The 27-year-old from Cologne scored four points on Tuesday evening (October 17th, 2023, local time). In addition to his goals to make it 1-0 and 5-1, he also prepared Zach Hyman’s 2-0 and Connor McDavid’s 4-0. After three games this season, Draisaitl now has seven scorer points.
After the two defeats against Vancouver Canucks With a goal difference of 4:12, the victory against Nashville was the hoped-for liberation for the ambitious team from Edmonton.
Draisaitl sets Oilers record
Draisaitl also set an Oilers record with his two goals from power-numbered situations. His opening goal was the 127th goal of his career from a power play, overtaking Ryan Smyth and Glenn Anderson and later extending the record to 128 such goals. He needed 641 games to set the record, while Smyth and Anderson needed 971 and 845 games respectively.
In 24 games against Nashville so far, Draisaitl also has a strong record of 24 goals and 15 assists. “Sometimes things work better against certain teams than against others,” said Draisaitl. “I’m sure it’ll stop at some point. I hope I can extend it for a few more games.”
Peterka wins with Buffalo
John-Jason Peterka also celebrated his first success in the third game of the season. The 21-year-old sat down with the Buffalo Sabres with 3:2 after extra time against Tampa Bay Lightning through, but remained without a scorer point in around 12 minutes of playing time.
Grubauer and Sturm lose again
Meanwhile, Philipp Grubauer and Nico Sturm have to wait for their first successes. Goalkeeper Grubauer lost with the Seattle Kraken 1:4 against Colorado Avalanche, Sturm lost with San Jose Sharks with 3:6 Carolina Hurricanes. In the third defeat in the third game, the 28-year-old was unable to score a point in around 15 minutes.