Draisaitl took a pass from Evan Bouchard and beat goalie Dustin Wolf off the rush from the right wing with 3:12 remaining in the third period. That goal tied the score and made him the NHL’s first 50-goal scorer this season.
At the moment, there are only two active NHL players with three or more 50-plus-goal seasons: Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin and…wait, you were expecting us to say Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews,
Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers recently made a remarkable comeback by scoring his 50th goal of the season. His fiancee, Celeste Desjardins, shared an emotional post about a thoughtful wedding gift from her bridal stylist.
Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl is having an outstanding season. At least one of his teammates thinks he's the best of the NHL.
The unexpected event momentarily overshadowed the return of Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl from injury, but once play resumed, Draisaitl reclaimed the spotlight by scoring his 50th and 51st goals of the season, leading Edmonton to a dramatic 3–2 overtime victory.
It was recently reported that Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid will be out “for a while” before returning to NHL action. Draisaitl was having the best goal-scoring season of his career, but this recent injury puts that in jeopardy.
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Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl is proving to be one of the best scorers in hockey this season. Draisaitl posted two goals Saturday.
Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night -- his 51st of the season -- in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
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Yardbarker on MSNLeon Draisaitl Should Be the Favourite for the Hart TrophyThe official definition of the Hart Trophy according to NHL.com is: The Hart Memorial Trophy is an annual award given “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team“.
After he hit Ducks Troy Terry in the neutral zone, a play that knocked down the Ducks forward, Mukhamadullin was grabbed by Anaheim winger Frank Vatrano, who dropped his stick and threw his gloves down, grabbed the Sharks blueliner and dragged him to the ice.