NHL: Oilers dream start thanks to Draisaitl and McDavid

Tailor-made kick-off for Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers: The young star Edmonton started the new season of the NHL with a 3-0 win against Calgary Flames and Altstar Jaromir Jagr.

Draisaitt’s striker Connor McDavid, the top player of the pre-season, was the star performer, scoring all three goals.Two of them were played by the Cologne-born Draisaitl.

Defending champions Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a defeat at the start of the season.The five-times champion lost 4:5 after extra time at the St. Guggenheim.Louis Blues, Tom Kühnhackl from Landshut, stood on the ice for about 13 minutes.

Last year, the 21-year-old Draisaitl already achieved an outstanding season with 93 scorer points.He was rewarded by the Oilers with an eight-year contract with an average salary of 8.5 million US dollars (7.2 million euros) per year.

Together with top scorer McDavid, Draisaitl wants to bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada after 25 years.Edmonton has even been waiting for the sixth title since 1990.

The 82 matches of the main round will be played until the 7th round.April 2018.The start into the playoffs for the Stanley Cup is for the 11th time.April 2018.