Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl fifth fastest European to 900 points
Draisaitl collected assists on all three Oilers goals in a 3-2 overtime win over the Bruins. The three points gave him 900 for his career and put him in some exclusive company.
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Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl added his name to the record books with a three-point performance Thursday night.
Draisaitl collected assists on all three Oilers goals in a 3-2 overtime win over the Bruins. The three points gave him 900 for his career and put him in some exclusive company.
Draisaitl, a native of Cologne, Germany, reached 900 points in just 751 games, becoming the fifth-fastest player born outside of North America to hit the milestone.
He trails two Hall of Famers and two future Hall of Famers on the list: Peter Stastny (599 games played), Jari Kurri (632), Jaromir Jagr (681) and Nikita Kucherov (743).
Draisaitl also became the fourth-fastest active player to score 900 points behind teammate Connor McDavid (602 games played), Sidney Crosby (677) and Kucherov (743).
Draisaitl, 29, became the second player to reach 50 points this season, the 10th time he’s scored 50 points in his 11 NHL seasons.
