Leon Draisaitl comments on reaching the 900 point milestone
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The Edmonton Oilers are coming off an epic 3-2 overtime victory over a formidable Boston Bruins team, and superstar Leon Draisaitl reached an impressive milestone -- 900 career points.
Back on November 14th, Leon Draisaitl watched his best-friend and teammate Connor McDavid, make history by notching his 1000th career point. Now, it's his turn.
Leon Draisaitl is having a Hart Trophy calibre type season, assisting on all 3 goals last night to reach the 900 point club.
Draisaitl has now recorded multi-point performances in seven consecutive games.The Deutch Dangler also has 18 points over the stretch.
The 29-year-old German star said reaching the 900-point mark for his career is a significant achievement.
«It feels good,» he said. «It's a hard league and you learn a lot along the way. Every day you truly learn something new. I'm obviously proud of myself, but you can't get to those milestones without teammates and guys trusting you, coaches trusting you.
"A big, big thank you goes out to everyone who helped along the way.»
-Leon Draisaitl
"A big, big thank you goes out to everyone who helped along the way.»
-Leon Draisaitl
«Pretty incredible to be his age and have 900 points,» Nugent-Hopkins said. «It's an extremely hard thing to accomplish. You see the work he puts in every day to be able to do that.»
Currently one of the hottest playersin the NHL, Leon Draisaitl leads the league with 23 goals and is second in the league with 50 points -- pretty impressive.
«He's a sniper but he's also a stud for us defensively and he takes a lot of faceoffs,» Ekholm said. «That's what impresses me most about his game. There is no situation where he isn't first over the boards."
Leon Draisaitl will look to inch closer to 1000 points when the Oilers take on the San Jose Sharks tomorrow.
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