Draisaitl records a 4 point night in a 5-3 victory
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EDMONTON --Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists to help the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-3 win against the Seattle Kraken at Rogers Place on Friday.
Evander Kane scored the go-ahead goal with 1:59 remaining in the third period and Connor McDavid scored into an empty net with 35 seconds left for the 5-3 final. McDavid, Kane and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist for Edmonton, which finished the preseason 5-3-0. Jack Campbell made 28 saves. Philipp Grubauer made 34 saves for Seattle, which lost its last two preseason games after winning the first four. Daniel Sprong tucked in a rebound at 12:50 of the first period to give the Kraken a 1-0 lead, but Barrie tied it with a power-play goal at 19:27. Matty Beniers scored on a rebound of Andre Burakovsky's shot off the post at 11:11 of the second period to give Seattle a 2-1 lead. Jesse Puljujarvi tied it 2-2 when he scored from in front after a pass from McDavid at 4:56 of the third period. Draisaitl scored when he intercepted a clearing attempt by Grubauer at 15:27 to give the Oilers a 3-2 lead, but Jared McCann tied it 3-3 with a power-play goal at 17:42.