Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1.
Neil Parker's favorite NHL player props for Tuesday, February 25, include Leon Draisaitl, Sam Montembeault, and Andrei Svechnikov.
Leon Draisaitl scores a power-play goal to give the Oilers an early lead vs. the Lightning.
The National Hockey League announced its Three Stars of the Month for February on Saturday, with Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl landing in the third position. Just as he's been doing all season, the 29-year-old German paced the NHL in goals in February with eight in eight games,
"It's obviously a lot of fun and a lot of excitement coming from me when you get a chance to play with one of the best players in the world. You can't really take it for granted," forward Matt Savoie
The Oilers forward had a simple answer when asked what he looks for in a linemate? “Forecheck and get me the puck,” he said. When the laughter subsided, it was pointed out to Draisaitl that not turning the puck over was probably a good trait as well.
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Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Tuesday night. The Lightning posted their sixth consecutive win and
Draisaitl's two assists helped raise his point streak to 11 contests and he has 16 points in that span. Overall, the 29-year-old center has 46 assists, 90 points and 200 shots on net in 60 games this season.
Draisaitl scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Panthers. Draisaitl is on a 10-game point streak, and he's scored a goal in seven straight contests.
Draisaitl scored a power-play goal and went minus-2 in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Capitals. Draisaitl put the Oilers ahead 1:42 into the game with the opening goal, but the Capitals were up 2-1 by the first intermission and never looked back.