With a 6-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers managed to secure a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season. The Oilers were led by their star center Leon Draisaitl, who scored a hat-trick to reach the 50-goal mark in 2022-23.
This was Draisaitl’s third season with 50 or more goals since he became a pro. With captain Connor McDavid already netting 62 goals so far in the campaign, the Oilers are now the first team to have multiple players with 50 goals in a single season since 1995-96.
“It was a good night,” Draisaitl said after the game. “Lots of good plays by the guys around me, looking for me. I’m proud and very fortunate enough to have done it.”
Draisaitl has been the most consistent goal scorer in the NHL in the past five seasons. He has scored 229 goals during that time span, more than any other player in the league. Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews is in second place with 222 goals, while McDavid ranks third with 214 goals since the 2018-19 campaign.
“You don’t see it every day that someone gets to 50 and gets 100 points pretty much every year they’ve been in the league,” McDavid said of Draisaitl. “Really, really impressive. Can’t say enough good things about him. He’s been on a real tear.”
