NHL
Draisaitl scores in eighth straight Oilers win
Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl (29) fails against goalkeeper Petr Mrazek of the Chicago Blackhawks. photo
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Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers continue to catch up in the NHL. There was nothing to gain for the other Germans on Tuesday.
Draisaitl scored the equalizer to make it 1-1; it was the 19th goal of the season for the Cologne player. His strike partner Connor McDavid scored the final score in the second quarter. For the Blackhawks, Lukas Reichel was relatively weak with two shots.
With 43 points, Edmonton is currently in fourth place in the Pacific Division and would currently make the playoffs. In addition, the Oilers have played the fewest games compared to the competition in the Western Conference.
Meanwhile, there was nothing to gain for the other Germans who were in action on Monday. John-Jason Peterka and the Buffalo Sabers suffered a clear 2:5 home defeat against the Seattle Kraken, from whom Philipp Grubauer was still missing due to injury. With 38 points to their name, Buffalo’s playoff spots are getting further and further out of reach. Peterka didn’t contribute to the goal against Seattle.
The same applied to Tim Stützle, who suffered a clear 3:6 defeat at the Calgary Flames with the Ottawa Senators. The Canadian capital team remains at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with 28 points.
The worst team in the league is still the San Jose Sharks, who suffered a 7-1 defeat at the Toronto Maple Leafs without the injured Nico Sturm and suffered their twelfth defeat in a row.