Edmonton Oilers' star center Leon Draisaitl was the hero once again in a win over the Anaheim Ducks. With just 1:32 remaining in the third period, a loose puck landed on the stick of the German-born forward and he sniped a laser of a shot past Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal.

It's strange how the NHL's leading goal-scorer and second-leading points producer is not even considered the best player on his team. Welcome to Leon Draisaitl's world.

Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:35 left to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Friday evening.

But, as he has all season, Leon Draisaitl came to the rescue, potting his league-leading 28th goal of the season to give Edmonton a 3-2 lead with just 1:35 remaining. The Oilers held on to that lead, barely avoiding a disastrous second loss to Anaheim and snapping the Ducks' winning streak at three.

The Kraken saw their three-game point streak come to an end with a 4-2 loss to Edmonton where a sloppy and somewhat lifeless first six minutes left Seattle playing from behind.

Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist and Viktor Arvidsson contributed two assists as the Edmonton Oilers held on for a 4-2 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Saturday night, their seventh straight victory against their Pacific Division rivals.

There was a curious occurrence early in Saturday’s game (Jan. 4) between the Edmonton Oilers and Seattle Kraken. Less than a minute into the contest, Climate Pledge Arena’s lights went out for a moment.

Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to 14 games, and the Edmonton Oilers held off a late push for a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.