Draisaitl delivered four assists, including one on the power play, in Monday's 7-4 win over the Ducks.
Draisaitl continues to shine as an elite playmaker and is up to 49 assists and 74 points in 51 contests this season. He ranks fourth in the league in helpers behind Connor McDavid (59), Nikita Kucherov (54) and Nathan MacKinnon (50). Despite missing three games between Jan. 17 and Jan. 20 due to an illness in his family, the star playmaker has still racked up 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 10 games in January.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Crosses 600-assist mark in career
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Draisaitl provided three assists, four shots on goal, two PIM, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Capitals.
Draisaitl logged the 600th assist of his career on an Evan Bouchard goal in the second period. Draisaitl didn't stop there, helping out Bouchard again in the third and Connor McDavid in overtime. Through nine outings in January, Draisaitl has five goals and eight assists. He's up to 25 goals, 45 helpers, 144 shots on net, 24 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 50 appearances this season.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Returning to action
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Draisaitl (personal) will be back in the lineup for Thursday's home matchup versus the Penguins, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.
Following a three-game absence, Draisaitl will be back in action and center the second line between Vasily Podkolzin and Jack Roslovic on Thursday. Due to Draisaitl's return, Alec Regula will come out of the lineup, giving the Oilers a normal configuration of 12 forwards and six defensemen. Draisaitl will also reclaim his usual role on the No. 1 power-play unit.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Taking leave of absence
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Draisaitl is taking a leave of absence from the Oilers because of an illness in the family, the team announced Saturday.
The Oilers said Draisaitl is expected to return later next week. Draisaitl has 25 goals and 67 points in 48 appearances in 2025-26. Andrew Mangiapane will probably draw into the lineup Saturday in Vancouver due to Draisaitl's absence.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Adds three points in loss
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Draisaitl tallied a goal, supplied two assists and fired four shots on net in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville.
Draisaitl played a hand in all three of Edmonton's goals, with the second of the trio being the one he scored himself to tie the game at two apiece. Following Tuesday's three-point performance, the 30-year-old center now has 25 goals, 42 assists and 135 shots on net through 47 games this season. While his teammate Connor McDavid is garnering all of the attention due to his 20-game point streak, Draisaitl has a solid streak of his own with 10 points during his five-game scoring run. Five of those points are goals, which have brought him up to a tie for fifth across the league in that regard. If he can push toward the 52 goals he posted in 71 regular-season games a year ago, the veteran center could end up posting a number near the top of the league.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Deposits late goal in win
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Draisaitl scored a goal in Monday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Draisaitl found the scoresheet late into Monday's contest with a twine finder just eight seconds after Evan Bouchard's empty-net score. Overall, the 30-year-old Draisaitl now has 24 goals, 64 points and 129 shots on net across 46 games this season. Since Dec. 4, he ranks fourth in the league in points with 33 points across 19 games. He has played a large role in Connor McDavid's 19-game point streak with impressive numbers of his own. Draisaitl should continue to push towards his fifth consecutive season north of 100 points by the end of the regular season.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Two goals in shootout loss
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Draisaitl scored twice on six shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Kings.
Draisaitl had the Oilers' first two tallies of the contest, but neither lead he created was able to last. The 30-year-old superstar is up to six goals and 11 points over his last eight outings. For the season, he's racked up 23 goals, 63 points, 128 shots on net and a plus-7 rating through 45 appearances.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Three-point effort in win
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Draisaitl scored a goal on three shots and added two assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Predators.
Draisaitl had gone four games without a goal before lighting the lamp in the third period. He's scored in just four of his last 16 games, earning six goals, 23 assists and 53 shots on net in that span. The 30-year-old superstar is up to 21 goals, 60 points, 120 shots on net and a plus-3 rating across 43 appearances. He's not on pace to match his career-best 128-point campaign from 2022-23, but he could get close to that mark with a strong second half.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Hat trick in Battle of Alberta win
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Draisaitl scored three goals, all on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Flames.
Draisaitl put an end to his eight-game goal drought in style, striking with the man advantage in each frame to fuel this win. The 30-year-old wasn't cold even when he couldn't score -- he had 15 assists and 30 shots on net in that span. With the hat trick, he's up to 20 goals, 55 points (27 on the power play), 105 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 38 appearances this season.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Supplies two more assists
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Draisaitl notched two assists, three shots on goal and two PIM in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Draisaitl set up first-period tallies by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (on the power play). It's been all apples for Draisaitl lately -- he has gone eight games without a goal. In that span, he has 15 assists, including seven on the power play, and he's logged multiple helpers in five of those contests. The German superstar is up to 17 goals, 35 assists, 24 power-play points, 101 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 37 outings.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Two helpers in Saturday's loss
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Draisaitl notched two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Wild.
The star center helped set up first-period goals by Andrew Mangiapane and Connor McDavid that tied the game at 2-2, but the Oilers' offense went cold the rest of the way. Draisaitl has been roaring in December, racking up six multi-point performances in the last nine contests while collecting two goals and 19 points, with half of that production (one goal, nine assists) coming on the power play.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Adds helper on power play
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Draisaitl tallied an assist and fired four shots on net in Thursday's 3-1 win over Boston.
Draisaitl notched a secondary helper on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' power-play goal in the first period to put Edmonton on the board. With the apple, Draisaitl is up to 31 assists, 48 points and 93 shots on net through 35 games this season. While he hasn't found the back of the net in his last six games, the 30-year-old superstar has been a phenomenal playmaker during that stretch with 11 assists. He has quietly jumped up to fourth across the league in points and is a shoo-in for the century mark, barring injury. His plethora of offensive contributions over the past few weeks has Edmonton back in a playoff spot in the Pacific Division, which should lead to more high-level play from Draisaitl over the coming months.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Reaches milestone Tuesday
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Draisaitl recorded four assists, including three on the power play, in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Penguins.
The star playmaker assisted in four of the team's six goals and reached the 1,000-point mark with a secondary assist on Edmonton's first marker -- a power-play tally courtesy of Zach Hyman. Per Wes Crosby of NHL.com, Draisaitl is the fifth-fastest player born outside of North America to reach 1,000 points, behind Peter Stastny (682 games), Jari Kurri (716), Jaromir Jagr (763) and Nikita Kucherov (809). Milestone aside, this four-point effort extended Draisaitl's prolific stretch to 16 points (two goals, 14 assists) over his last seven games.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Five-game, 12-point streak
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Draisaitl picked up three assists Saturday in a 6-3 win over Toronto.
Draisaitl extended his point streak to five games and 12 points (two goals, 10 assists). He now has 999 points (416 goals, 583 assists) through 822 regular-season outings. Draisaitl is 13th on the active scorers list, just 15 points behind Brad Marchand.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Provides pair of helpers
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Draisaitl logged two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Draisaitl had a hand in the first and last goals of the game, both scored by Zach Hyman. Over the last four contests, Draisaitl has two goals and seven assists. The 30-year-old is up to a total of 40 points (17 goals, 23 helpers), 79 shots on net and a plus-8 rating across 31 appearances this season.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Goal, assist in win
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Draisaitl scored a goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Jets.
Draisaitl had his third multi-point effort in the last four games, and he's collected three goals and five helpers in that span. The 30-year-old's involvement was in a four-goal first period for the Oilers, who were able to dominate a second straight contest. The superstar is up to 17 goals, 37 points (17 on the power play), 71 shots on net, 17 hits and a plus-6 rating over 29 appearances this season.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Racks up four points in win
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Draisaitl scored a goal on three shots and added three assists in Thursday's 9-4 win over the Kraken.
Draisaitl's power-play goal put the Oilers ahead 3-0 in the first period. He also earned two of his three helpers with the man advantage. The 30-year-old saw an eight-game point streak snapped Tuesday against the Wild, and he responded with his best game of the year. Overall, Draisaitl has 16 goals, 19 assists, 16 power-play points, 70 shots on net, 16 hits and a plus-5 rating over 28 appearances.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Two-point effort in Saturday's win
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Draisaitl produced an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Kraken.
Both points came in the second period, as Draisaitl snapped a shot past Joey Daccord before helping to set up Zach Hyman for his own tally. Draisaitl extended his point streak to eight games in the process, a stretch in which the 30-year-old superstar has piled up five goals and 13 points.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Two-point effort Wednesday
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Draisaitl produced a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Capitals.
After helping to set up Darnell Nurse for the Oilers' first tally of the night in the first period, Draisaitl potted his team's last goal in the third. The superstar center has three multi-point performances in the last four games, and on the season he's delivered 14 goals and 26 points in 22 contests, including seven goals and 12 points with the man advantage.
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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Three points including OT winner
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Draisaitl scored the overtime winner and added two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 4-3 victory over the Hurricanes.
After having a hand in a pair of Connor McDavid tallies during regulation, Draisaitl took matters into his own hands in OT, snapping a shot from the slot past Frederik Andersen just 19 seconds into the extra frame. It was Draisaitl's first GWG of the season, but likely not his last -- he had 11 winners in the 2024-25 regular season, and he's reached double digits in that category four times in the last six seasons. Through his first 20 games of 2025-26, the 30-year-old superstar has 13 goals and 23 points.
