Leon Draisaitl screamed the joy when his teammates fell over him. Completely detached, the professionals of the Edmonton Oilers jumped into their match winner, around them the cheers in the Rogers Place knew no limits. With his decisive goal in the 19th minute of the extension, Draisaitl had just shot the Oilers for the series compensation in the NHL playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings-and also gave himself a real highlight.
“That was probably the most important goal of my career so far,” said the Cologne team after the dramatic 4: 3 (0: 1, 1: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0). But it shouldn’t stay that way. According to Edmonton’s second victory, the best-of-Seven series is 2-2-and Draisaitl in particular now wants more. He hoped, the 29-year-old said that some goals were added “who are even more important”.
Maybe already in game five of the series? In the night of Wednesday (3 a.m. CEST), Edmonton is again guests at the Kings. After the false start in the playoffs with a 0-2 deficit, the momentum is now back with the Canadians, especially since the Oilers caught up with the last third in both home games. “This is the mentality that we have built up here for years. We never give up,” emphasized Draisaitl, who on the social media channels of the Oilers on Monday as “King Leon” was celebrated. Even before his goal in the overtime, the German in game four had been in top form, was involved in all the goals of the Oilers. Draisaitl delivers impressive numbers in the playoffs, who are supposed to cope for Edmonton after the bitter final bankruptcy of last season in the longed-for Stanley Cup triumph. In the four games in the series against the Kings, he has already scored three goals and collected six assists. With nine points, the striker is at the top of the scorer list with his team -mate Connor McDavid and Adrian Kempe.
And despite the start of the cold. Due to an undefined sub -body injury, Draisaitl had missed the last seven games of the regular season, in which he had chosen 52 goals as the top scorer. He shows nothing of it. “Leon,” said McDavid appreciatively, “just make his thing”. The Oilers hope that this will last for a long time.
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