National ice hockey player Leon Draisaitl has with the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL celebrated an important victory in the battle for the playoffs.
Despite being 2-0 down in the North American professional league, the Oilers still came out 3-2 (0-2, 1-0, 2-0) against those who had previously won in ten games Boston Bruins through. Draisaitl fed on Darnell Nurse’s winning goal with 4:49 left.
Boston had a chance to become the first team to earn a playoff berth and become the fastest team in NHL history to record 50 wins. But Edmonton succeeded in the leader of the Eastern Conference a strong comeback.
The Oilers had a moment of shock when Connor McDavid limped off the ice after colliding with teammate Derek Ryan, but he came back in the final minutes.
Defeat for goalie Grubauer and Seattle
Meanwhile, German goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer lost with his Seattle Kraken with 4: 5 (1: 3, 2: 0, 1: 2) against them Ottawa Senators with Tim Stutzle. For the Kraken it was a defeat after five wins in a row.
Grubauer saved 26 of 31 shots on goal but was powerless to stop Alex DeBrincat’s decisive goal with less than three minutes to go. Stützle came up with two templates. Seattle is in the Pacific Division the Western Conference now tied with the Oilers on 80 points.
The San Jose Sharks to nico storm moved against the St Louis Blues with 2:4 (1:1, 1:1, 0:2) the shorter ones. The Sharks stay in the Western Conference penultimate.