Ice hockey star Leon Draisaitl has moved into the NHL finale with the Edmonton Oilers and wants to catch up with the title win in 2024. Born in Cologne, in the fifth game of the series against the Dallas Stars, the Cologne native set two goals and can now start again on the first win of the Stanley Cup. Oilers in the final series are again the Florida Panthers, where Edmonton only failed last year in a dramatic decision -making game. The defending champion had also prevailed in five games against Carolina Hurricanes in the night of Thursday. “There is only one player on the planet.” After two quick goals from the Oilers, there seemed to be a relaxed matter for Draisaitl and his colleagues. 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 already added the third goal of the first third, but the home side did not give up, made a connection both in the middle third and the beginning of the final section and gave the fans in the American Airlines Center New Hope. Superstar Connor McDavid had met in between for the oilers. Activate external content “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 preliminary 5: 3 with his second template. A hit into the empty gate of the stars finally made the final score. With advantage in game 7 “This is what distinguishes us this year,” said Draisaitl about the closed team performance, in which six different professionals had entered themselves. “Our depth is incredible,” added the striker. Last year the Oilers lost the first three games in the series. However, they made it up to game seven, which took place in Florida at the time. This could become a decisive advantage in the series: it goes out to a seventh game, this time it would not take place in Florida, but in Edmonton.
