NHL playoffs: Two assists from Draisaitl: The Oilers are back in the final

Ice hockey star Leon Draisaitl has moved into the NHL finale with the Edmonton Oilers and wants to catch up with the title win that was missed last year. Born in Cologne, two goals in the fifth game of the series against the Dallas Stars and can now start again on the Stanley Cup’s first win.

Oilers’ opponents in the final series are again the Florida Panthers, where Edmonton only failed in a dramatic decision -making game last year. The defending champion had already prevailed against Carolina Hurricanes in five games in five games on Thursday night.

McDavid meets worth seeing

In Dallas it seemed to be a relaxed affair for Draisaitl and his colleagues after two quick goals from the Oilers. Even when the stars took off their otherwise reliable goalkeeper Jake Oettinger in an act of despair, nothing changed. On the contrary: just a minute later, Edmonton added the third goal of the first third.

But the home side did not give up, both in the middle third and at the beginning of the final section, and gave the fans of new hope in the American Airlines Center. Superstar Connor McDavid had met in between for the oilers.

“That was huge for us,” Draisaitl praised his congenial partner. “There is only one player on the planet who can score the goal. And we are overjoyed to play in our ranks.”

Shortly afterwards, Draisaitl initiated the decisive 5: 3 with his second template. A hit into the empty goal of the stars finally made the final score.

Draisaitl praises balanced squad

“That is what distinguishes us this year,” said Draisaitl about the closed team performance, in which six different professionals had registered as goal scorers. “Our depth is incredible,” added the striker.

The series against the Panthers with Draisaitl’s national team colleague Nico Sturm begins in the night of Thursday in Rogers Place in Edmonton. The Oilers will be tried to avoid three defeats of the opening as last year. However, if there is a decisive seventh game again, this time it would take place with your own audience in the back.