Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers have finally celebrated another success story in the NHL after six consecutive bankruptcies.
The team around the youngster from Cologne won 4-2 on Sunday at home in the home-grown Colorado Avalanche, who had won the last ten games at home.
In the Avalanche, Draisaitl scored a 2-2 draw with Connor McDavid’s key equaliser and added another assist to the 4-2 draw. McDavid scored three of the four goals for the guests.
On Saturday (local time) the Oilers had taken a 0:1 at the tail light of Arizona Coyote. Draisaitl (22) was left without a shot in 19:01 minutes. In the opponent Tobias Rieder (25) tried it three times unsuccessfully and did not score a score point. Arizona now stands at 44 points.
Philipp Grubauer experienced a bitter evening with the Washington Capitals in the game at the last weak Chicago Blackhawks. With a score of 1:6, the national goalkeeper replaced Braden Holtby after two-thirds of the home team and had to take the lead once in a while. In the end it was 1:7.
On Friday, keeper Thomas Greiss had cleared the way for the New York Islanders to win with a shutdown. The 32-year-old from Füssen held all 45 shots of the opponent at the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 and deserved special praise.
“He was great,”said coach Doug Weight:”He had confidence, came in and did the job. The day before, Jaroslav Halak, number one of the Islanders, had held 50 shots against the New York Rangers in a 3-0 draw.
Chicago Blackhawks – Washington Capitals 7:1
Calgary Flames – Florida Panthers 3:6
Vancouver Canucks – Boston Bruins 6:1
New York Rangers – Philadelphia Flyers 4:7
Colorado Avalanche – Edmonton Oilers 2:3