Leon Draisaitl

2022 - 4 - 4

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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl scores 50th goal of season in win vs. Ducks (The Athletic)

Draisaitl's milestone goal came at 16:02 in the third period. He had an assist earlier in the period to reach 100 points and is now at 101 on the season ...

Draisaitl and Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews are in a tight chase for the Rocket Richard Trophy. Matthews currently has 51 goals in 63 games, while Draisaitl’s goal came in his 70th contest. Draisaitl's milestone goal came at 16:02 in the third period. Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl scored his 50th goal of the season Sunday in Edmonton's 6-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

Oilers' Leon Draisaitl and the pursuit of 50/100 (The Copper & Blue)

He doesn't get the support he should but Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl is on the verge of posting the second 50-goal/100-point campaign of his ...

They are the two names we hear most often mentioned as being the best in the game and while both richly deserve said accolades, Leon Draisaitl is right there with him…even though many don’t want to admit it. Add all that to the goal scoring demon he has morphed himself into and we have the player we see today. All this coming from a guy many felt would be a very good NHL player but certainly not this good and no one pegged him to be an elite goal scorer at this level. There are many outstanding players in this league and because that is the case, we are seeing many hockey fans and certain media taking what these two are accomplishing for granted. As the Edmonton Oilers prepare to take on the Anaheim Ducks, Leon Draisaitl in on the cusp of accomplishing something that has rarely been achieved over the course of NHL history. As of this moment, there have been a grand total of 117 seasons in which a player has posted 50/100 in the same year and it’s been accomplished by 55 different players.

Draisaitl scores 50th goal as Oilers beat Ducks (TSN)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists to extend his point streak to 13 games, Leon Draisaitl scored his 50th goal and reached 100 ...

“For me, there’s three top players in the game, and then there’s a big separation. The Oilers pulled within one point of Los Angeles for second place in the Pacific Division with a game in hand, and play at the Kings on Thursday. He has 11 goals and 15 assists in his past 13 games, with 11 multipoint games in that span. Draisaitl reached the 50-goal mark by burying a one-timer with 3:58 remaining in the third to make it 6-1. Zach Aston-Reese spoiled Smith’s shutout bid by scoring 3:16 into the third for Anaheim, and John Gibson made 40 saves. “It’s a positive.”

Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Reaches two milestones in win (CBSSports.com)

Draisaitl scored a goal on six shots and added an assist in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Ducks. Draisaitl reached the 100-point mark when he helped out on a ...

Some players score, others assist — Oilers star Leon Draisaitl does ... (Sportsnet.ca)

There are goal scorers, there are assist men, and then there's Leon Draisaitl. Like a mix between Mike Gartner and Dave Andreychuk — he's pretty darn good ...

{* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} This group has been through a lot of negative things, but you know, it seems like we’re trending in the right direction.” Sorry Leafs fans, but he is a better, more all-around player than Matthews, as the latest two-time 50-goal, 100-point player. “Leon, he’s got a good shot but I don’t think he’s a shooter. He leased his goal-scoring office from Mike Bossy, while his backhand wizardry makes Oilers fans forget about Doug Weight, who learned to stickhandle with a ping pong ball on the linoleum kitchen as a kid. His vision on the ice is incredible, and he can pass it both on his forehand and backhand. For every Wayne Gretzky, a legendary scorer but in the eyes of most an even better dish man, there was a Jari Kurri to pull the trigger. There are goal scorers, and there are assist men.

The Legend of Leon (Oilers Nation)

Down the road, many years from now, somebody will talk or write about the night they watched Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers score his 50 goal of the ...

Draisaitl, who scored 50 goals for the first time in 2018-19 when he had 50-55-105 in 82 games, then claimed the Hart Memorial Trophy and Art Ross Trophy in 2019-20 with 43-67-110, hit 50 again with the 6-1 goal. Not a big deal the way Woodcroft sees it here and now. At the very least, Draisaitl is in select company already by scoring 50 for the second time. The way I see it, Draisaitl scoring 50 goals for the second time in his career is noteworthy and remarkable here and now. At 50-51-101 with a dozen games remaining in the regular season, the Deutschland Dangler is on his way to the best season in what’s already an exceptional career through 548 games. You know, like the 200,000 people who say they were in the rink the night the Great One scored 50 goals in 39 games.