EDMONTON, AB – Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl has been named the NHL's First Star of the Week, the League announced on Monday.
The German forward totalled six goals and three assists for nine points over a 2-1-0 week for the Oilers, scoring two goals in three straight outings against the Wild, Hurricanes and Maple Leafs to record the second three-game multi-goal streak of his career (May 4-8, 2021) and extend his goal streak to six games with nine goals.
It's Draisaitl's third career goal streak of at least six games - the third longest goal streak of his career after posting two goal streaks of seven games in his career (Feb. 4-27, 2025, eight goals & Feb. 12-25, 2023, seven goals)
Draisaitl sits second in the NHL for both points (23) and goals (11) through the first 11 games of the season.
