Leon Draisaitl (left) and Ryan McLeod (right) are happy about a goal. © APA / BRUCE BENNETT

Edmonton celebrates a win against the Sharks

The Edmonton Oilers' outward trend around ice hockey star Leon Draisaitl in the NHL continues.

29 December 2023

From: dpa

On Thursday (local time), the team from Canada won 5-0 (4-0, 1-0, 0-0) at the San Jose Sharks, achieved their third win in a row and has eleven of their last 14 games in North American ice hockey league won. For the second time this season, the Oilers won a game without conceding a goal.

Draisaitl was also successful: Shortly before the end of the first third, the Cologne native scored to give Edmonton a 4-0 lead and scored his 15th goal of the season. After the second-highest win of the season, the Oilers are only in fifth place in the Pacific Division, but are only five points behind the last wild card spot in the Western Conference, which is currently occupied by the Nashville Predators.

Vegas top again

The Vegas Golden Knights won the top game against the Los Angeles Kings 3:2 (1:0, 2:1, 0:1). The NHL defending champion benefited from the Vancouver Canucks' 1:4 (0:0, 0:3, 1:1) defeat against the Philadelphia Flyers and, like the Pacific Division leaders, now has 49 points.