101 points scorer in NHL season
“Proud” Draisaitl creates “something so special”
4/4/2022, 8:10 am
More than 100 scorer points in the NHL, that’s a mark that many ice hockey pros never reach. Germany’s superstar Leon Draisaitl has succeeded for the third time. Amidst the fortunes, the selfless Oilers player emphasizes the importance of his teammates.
On a historic evening, Germany’s ice hockey superstar Leon Draisaitl scored his 50th goal and his 51st assist in the current season of the North American professional league NHL. When the Edmonton Oilers made it 6-1 at the Anaheim Ducks, the native of Cologne first played Brett Kulak to make it 5-1, and shortly afterwards he scored the final score.
Draisaitl surpassed the 100 point mark for the third time. He also scored 50 goals for the second time, a feat previously only achieved in the Oilers jersey by iconic Wayne Gretzky (8), Jari Kurri (4) and Glenn Anderson. In the current NHL scorer list, Draisaitl, who scored exactly 50 goals in 2018/19, is in second place with 101 points, just behind team-mate Connor McDavid (105).
“I’m proud, I’m very happy,” said Draisaitl after the game, but emphasized that his personal successes would not have been possible without his team-mates. “It shows how great my teammates are, they’re the ones who put me in the right situations, who give me the puck at the right moment. We’re a selfless group and it’s just fun to be a part of it.”
“What an achievement!”
For his part, Edmonton coach Jay Woodcraft was full of praise for Draisaitl. “What an achievement! It’s so special to score 50 goals and surpass 100 points,” he said. It was the Oilers’ tenth win in the past 13 games, their fourth in a row and their first on foreign ice since March 1st. “It looks like we’re moving in the right direction,” said Draisaitl.
In a duel between two German national players, Tim Stützle won 5-2 with the Ottawa Senators against Moritz Seider and the Detroit Red Wings. Stützle contributed the template to the interim 2-1 lead for his team. Former national goalkeeper Thomas Greiss played for Detroit. With Munich-born Nico Daws in goal, the New Jersey Devils lost 4-3 to the New York Islanders. Goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer was not used in Seattle Kraken’s 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.