Thursday, April 8th, 2021
Magic goal in the NHL hat trick
Draisaitl dares, wins – and everyone is amazed
The commentators can hardly believe it, the coach is sure that most of them would not even try. It’s about a crazy shot on goal by NHL superstar Leon Draisaitl. He’s sitting – and how. It is not the only goal of the German national ice hockey player that evening.
Ice hockey national player Leon Draisaitl scored three goals in the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 against the Ottawa Senators and received great recognition for his second goal. “This is a shot that few people in the world can get – and he is one of them,” said NHL top scorer and teammate Connor McDavid about the goal, with which Draisaitl the puck from an almost impossible acute angle and with the skates already clearly behind the line in the net. “I’ve got myself into a position from which I can maybe surprise the goalkeeper and fire the shot quickly in order to have a chance,” said Draisaitl.
At the broadcasting station NBCSN, the commentators could hardly believe the shot and goal even after several repetitions. “Most would not even try that shot,” said coach Dave Tippett.
Draisaitl scored a total of four points in his eighth win in the eighth duel of the season with the Senators around Tim Stützle and put on the interim 3-2 from McDavid. The hat trick was the fifth of his NHL career and the second this season in a game against the Senators, against which he now scored 21 points, more than any other active NHL professional against a single opponent in one season – and the ninth duel is still pending on Thursday.
“Will be a fun final phase”
In the last five weeks with main round games, the Oilers, in which Dominik Kahun also plays, are second in the table in the Canada division. “I think we can take a few steps up. I think we are on the right track, on the right track, but that we can simply play better as a team,” said Draisaitl. “It’s going to be a fun finale, a good end to the regular season and then possibly good playoffs.”
On the other hand, national goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer had a bitter evening. The Rosenheimer conceded the most significant defeat of the season with the Colorado Avalanche at 3: 8 against the Minnesota Wild and with seven also the most goals against in this so far strong season.
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