Draisaitl hits 50 and 51 to save the Oilers and bury the Flames

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Who else?

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Edmonton needs to play the statute 3:12, while the Oilers trailed the Calgary Flames 2-1, so Edmonton needs heroes.

Leon Draisaitl Maybe?

No, that’s perfect. In his first game, he couldn’t get hurt in his first game, and Draisaitl could script the script perfectly.

If you think this is what you didn’t watch Draisaitl this year. Or any year.

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Sure enough, Mr. Clutch rushed into the right wing on the right, trailing the season’s 50th goalkeeper Dustin Wolf at a distance saved the day and put his team overtime.

Wait, it will get better.

Guess who scored 3-2 in OT.

Yes, Draisaitl ended the deal with No. 51 this year, almost ending the playoff hopes.

Serious situations are nothing better than this.

“He has a great season,” said head coach Kris Knoblauch, who ended the game on his fourth 50-goal game in the last five seasons.

“He has always been one of the best players in the league. It’s not a secret, it’s not a breakout season.

“In many cases, he was able to do five out of five with many wingers, and he has been able to do what he did this year, which is worth noting. It’s worth noting, but it’s not surprising because we know the quality of his players.”

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Apart from Draisaitl’s last-minute drama, this game is not the beauty of either side. The Flames showed most of the night why they were the second highest scoring team in the NHL, and the Oilers once again showed why they scored 12-13-2 in the first 27 games.

But both sides worked hard and had a fierce night.

Calgary opened the scoring when Evan Bouchard was caught by Evan Bouchard on a three-on-three-pointer in Calgary, while Yegor Sharangovich scored an undisputed rebound for the first stage 4:32 alone.

Edmonton didn’t get his tenth game until 10 minutes after the second stage, but after 40 minutes he equalized 1-1 from a training session with Viktor Arvidsson, who had some offense with three goals in his last seven games. At 16:20.

Third-place defender Brayden Pachal’s third goal of the season allowed the Flames to rise 2-1 at 7:55 in the third stage, but Draisaitl’s heroes saved the night.

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This has a serious impact on both sides. The flames started the last wildcard night eight points, and the Oilers were second in Los Angeles.

The Oiler is still on the wrong side of the injury situation. Draisaitl returned to the roster after missing the last three games, but Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm and Stuart Skinner were still injured and the playoffs were coming.

McDavid missed his fourth game and will not be back anytime soon. Ekholm missed eight of the last 12 games due to illness, while Skinner is about a week or so on the concussion problem.

Email: rtychkowski@postmedia.com

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