ice Hockey
Oilers end NHL losing streak after hat trick
The Edmonton Oilers won 4-1 against the Seattle Kraken. photo
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The Edmonton Oilers finally win another game. A teammate of Leon Draisaitl is doing something for the Oilers that only Wayne Gretzky could do before.
The Edmonton Oilers around Germany’s ice hockey star Leon Draisaitl have recorded their third win of the season in the North American NHL league after four recent defeats.
The Oilers won 4-1 at the Seattle Kraken, but are still the second weakest team in the NHL after already losing ten games. This time Draisaitl had no involvement in the goal.
The match winner in Seattle was Zach Hyman with an early hat trick. Hyman scored in the 10th, 15th and 19th minutes for a 3-0 lead and became only the second Oilers professional after legend Wayne Gretzky to achieve a flawless hat trick in the first third. Gretzky achieved this almost 37 years ago.
Dylan Holloway even scored to make it 4-0 shortly before the end of the first period, and after the break the German national goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer remained on the bench for Seattle. For the hosts it was also their tenth defeat out of five successes so far.