'Another level': Draisaitl nets two more as Oilers tie series - ESPN

LAS VEGAS — Leon Draisaitl's two goals Saturday did more than just help pace the Edmonton Oilers' commanding 5-1 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.

Draisaitl's performance was one of the primary reasons why the Oilers departed the desert with a tied series — and momentum — entering Game 3 on Monday at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Those two goals are also responsible for starting a conversation about how the Oilers superstar center could be in position to own what might be one of the most historic individual postseason efforts in NHL history.

The conversation in question? Could Draisaitl break the record for the most goals in a single postseason? The mark is shared by Reggie Leach and Hall of Fame forward Jari Kurri.

Leach scored 19 goals in 16 games with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1975-76 playoffs while Kurri tied the record with 19 goals in 18 games when he did with the Oilers in the 1984-95 playoffs.

As for Draisaitl, the 2020 Hart Memorial Trophy winner already has 13 goals through eight games.

«You just get ready for the next one,» said Draisaitl, when asked about the record. «I think it's a cliche and everyone will say it, but that's just the way it is. That's the way we work. That's the way every player in this league works. You do your part and try to do it as good as you can every night. You move on and get ready for Game 3.»

Draisaitl's run started when he scored seven goals in a six-game first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings. He continued by scoring all four of the Oilers' goals in a 6-4 defeat to the Golden Knights in Game 1 on Wednesday.

How he scored two goals Saturday was a representation of the strategy the Oilers applied to tie the