Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton to the semifinals

National ice hockey player Leon Draisaitl led his Edmonton Oilers to the play-off semi-finals of the North American professional league NHL with another gala. The 26-year-old contributed four assists in the 5-4 after overtime against the Calgary Flames and extended his record. Edmonton won the best-of-seven series 4-1 and is in the final of the Western Conference.

Draisaitl can therefore continue to dream of his first Stanley Cup, having previously failed in the quarterfinals at the latest in his eight seasons with the Oilers. Born in Cologne, he managed his fifth play-off game in a row with at least three points, and with four games he had already become the sole record holder. In addition, he was the first NHL player to provide four templates in a third of a playoff game in the third duel.

On Friday night, Draisaitl put the winning goal on his congenial partner Connor McDavid in the “Battle of Alberta” after five minutes of extra time, before that he also contributed assists to the goals of Darnell Nurse, Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard in the second third. Overall, the German superstar has seven goals and 19 assists in twelve play-off games this season. Edmonton won its last of five Stanley Cups in 1990.

The Colorado Avalanche around German international Nico Sturm and the St. Louis Blues, Colorado lead the series 3-2 to determine the Oilers’ opponent in the semifinals. In the east, defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning are already confirmed as the first participants in the conference finals, and the Carolina Hurricanes took a 3-1 lead over the New York Rangers in the series with a 3-2 lead.

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