Athletistic / Hockey. In Anaheim, early in the morning of February 10 (Moscow time), an NHL regular season game took place between the Anaheim Ducks and the Edmonton Oilers. The match ended with the victory of the Canadian team with a score of 5:3.
For the Oilers, one of the goals was scored by forward Leon Draisaitl. The German scored a power play goal and took second place among European players under the age of 29 for power play goals. After the match against Anaheim, Draisaitl tied the legendary Russian Ilya Kovalchuk in this indicator. The two hockey players now have a total of 136 power play goals. The leader of this rating is another Russian hockey player, captain of the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin (151 goals).
This season, Leon Draisaitl scored 60 (24+36) points in the goal+pass system in 47 matches. The German will turn 29 on October 27, so he has a chance to compete with Ovechkin.
Source: Sport
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