Leon Draisaitl scores on a sliding scale. The German, who scored two goals in the playoff match of the night, has already nailed 13 complete hits in eight playoff games this year.
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In the second round of the hockey NHL playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers clearly beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 away from home and leveled the wins in the series at 1–1. See all the Oilers’ hits by clicking on the main picture of the story.
In a heated game, a total of seven ten-minute misconduct penalties were handed out to both sides. In addition, the judge distributed a skewed stack of milder suspensions of five and two minutes for, among other things, fighting and yelling. In total, ice breaks were shared for 124 minutes in the match, 70 of which for Vegas.
Four of the Oilers’ five goals came from special situations, when the away team scored three power play goals and one power play goal. The superiority of the away team was 50 percent in the struggle.
The match was already decided in the opening set, when the Oilers forged four goals within a quarter of an hour, the first two of which came with superior power and the third with inferior power.
Edmonton’s decision-makers were the superstars of the number one seed Leon Draisaitl (2+0) and Connor McDavid (2+1). Also Zach Hyman (0+3) and defender Evan Bouchard (1+1) were rehabilitated.
Draisaitl made NHL history
Draisaitl, who went on an incredible scoring spree in the playoffs, leads the NHL’s points market ahead of his chain mate McDavid. The German has now recorded 13+4=17 performances in eight playoff games. McDavid’s balance is 5+10=15.
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Draisaitl’s number of goals is incredible, because last year’s playoff goal exchange victory was broken with just 13 hits, and the German has already reached the corresponding number of goals.
Draisaitl, who scored four goals in the previous game, made history in the match, as he became the first player in the NHL to score six goals in the first two games of a playoff series.
Draisaitl has recorded at least one point in every playoff game this year, and McDavid’s point streak is seven games long.
During his career, Draisaitl has made a devastating mark in the playoffs and now he broke the 75 point mark. He now has 76 (31+45) points from 45 playoff matches. Only Wayne Gretzky (34 games) and Mario Lemieux (39 games) have reached the 75-point mark faster than the German in NHL history.