The Oilers celebrated another victory. © APA / CODIE MCLACHLAN

Oilers complete comeback

The Edmonton Oilers and Leon Draisaitl have recorded their third consecutive win in the NHL. The trend is also upward for Marco Rossi and Minnesota.

01 December 2024

From: dpa/apa

The German ice hockey star won 4-1 with his Canadian team against Colorado Avalanche and this time did not score or provide an assist. Just one day earlier, the Oilers had turned a 0-2 deficit against Utah Hockey Club and won 4-3 in overtime. After their twelfth win of the season, Edmonton is fourth in the Pacific Division.

Tim Stützle and the Ottawa Senators lost 2:5 at the Los Angeles Kings, although the German attacker scored to make it 1:1. For Stützle, it was his tenth goal of the season, and the 22-year-old was involved in a goal for the sixth game in a row. After their 13th defeat, Ottawa are only second to last in the Atlantic Division

The Sharks also won on Sunday. © APA / STEPH CHAMBERS

One day after the 8:5 home victory against the Seattle Kraken, Nico Sturm and the San Jose Sharks won 4:2 in Seattle against goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer's team. However, the national goalkeeper did not play this time. Seattle is sixth in the Pacific Division, ahead of the Sharks, who are now level on points.

Minnesota on the rise

Marco Rossi and Minnesota Wild narrowly won against the Nashville Predators on Saturday (local time). The 23-year-old from Vorarlberg recorded an assist in the 3-2 home win in Saint Paul. The striker was on the ice for around 15 minutes.

Russian Kirill Kaprizov equalized to 28-2 after 2 minutes when he intercepted a pass from Rossi in front of the goal. Jared Spurgeon scored the winning goal 58 seconds into injury time. Minnesota is currently the second best team in the league. Rossi has 24 goals and 7 assists after 12 games this season.