Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry got away with one of the most obvious penalties of all time, Monday.
Jarry took out Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl with a slide tackle in the Penguins-Oilers game.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
Alex Ovechkin is having a career year 28 games through the 2021-22 season. The only players standing in his way of leading the entire NHL in scoring are Edmonton Oilers forwards Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid.
Draisaitl was asked about Ovechkin’s impressive season after Edmonton’s Monday practice.
By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago
While announcing the league’s 24-team playoff, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman declared the 2019-20 regular season over. That meant Alex Ovechkin would win his ninth Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy and share it with the Bruins’ David Pastrnak after both players scored 48 goals this past year. NHLPA boss Donald Fehr later cast doubt on that result, saying there had been no decision yet on where the stats would go for the NHL’s play-in games and round-robin games during the 24-team playoff.
Two days later, the NHL is officially announcing several of its 2019-20 regular-season award winners, suggesting this issue has been put to bed. Ovechkin and Pastrnak are confirmed to have won the Rocket while Leon Draisaitl won the Art Ross Trophy, the Boston Bruins won the Presidents’ Trophy, and the goaltending duo of Tuuka Rask and Jaroslav Halak won the William Jennings Trophy.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
As the final games of the 2018-19 NHL regular season wrapped up on Saturday night, Alex Ovechkin secured his eighth Rocket Richard trophy. Ovi tallied 51 goals, his highest total in five years, with only Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl coming close with 50.
But, it turns out, that Draisaitl came dangerously close to tying Ovechkin in the race for the Rocket, with a wild swing from Calgary’s Rasmus Andersson the only thing denying him.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
It’s still early in the Edmonton Oilers’ final game of the season, and Leon Draisaitl has already scored. Taking a pass from Andrej Sekera, Draisaitl potted goal number 50 just 11 minutes into game 82.
He’s one goal behind Alex Ovechkin and the goal-scoring title.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
Connor McDavid is living up to his McJesus moniker and Leon Draisaitl is almost living up to his $68 million dollar contract, with each of them reaching the 100 point milestone for the 2018-19 season. The last time this feat was accomplished was almost a decade ago by the Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin in 2009-10.
Currently Draisaitl has 101 points in 77 games played, while McDavid has an absurd 114 points in just 73 games played. The Oilers still have five games left in the regular season.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
You guys, the NHL goals race is getting uncomfortably tight.
A week after Alex Ovechkin was projected to be the only player to hit 50 goals this season, John Tavares and Leon Draisaitl had career-best games on consecutive nights, narrowing the Russian machine’s goal lead.
By Elizabeth Kong 4 years ago
The Edmonton Oilers announced on Wednesday that they have signed Leon Draisaitl to a eight-year, $68 million contract extension. The deal has an average annual value of $8.5 million.
The 21-year-old forward set a career in points (77), playing a majority of the season on the first line with last season’s Art Ross trophy winner Connor McDavid. McDavid recently signed an eight-year, $100 million contract to become the league’s highest paid player.
By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago
Photo: Shaughn Butts
The WHL’s Kelowna Rockets, home to the Caps’ second-round pick and World Junior champion Madison Bowey, have gone all-in on the Memorial Cup, acquiring Winnipeg Jets’ top prospect Josh Morrissey from the Prince Albert Raiders last month. Now the Rockets have made another all-star caliber addition to their already-impressive roster by trading two roster players and three draft picks for another Raider, Leon Draisaitl, third overall pick of the 2014 NHL Draft, in advance of Friday’s WHL trade deadline.
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