Draisaitl reaches 1,000-point milestone in Oilers’ 6-4 win over Penguins

Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl became the fourth-fastest active player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points in the first period of a 6-4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

Draisaitl had the secondary assist on a power-play goal by Zach Hyman at 11:38 of the first period. He sent a pass to Connor McDavid, who slid it in front to Hyman for a one-timer past Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner.

"It was a lot of hard work and a lot of people that helped along the way," Draisaitl said. 

"These accomplishments are always directed at the player, but there are so many people that play a big part in that."

Skinner was Draisaitl's teammate before Edmonton traded him to Pittsburgh for Tristan Jarry on Friday.

"Whenever anyone gets 1,000 points, you're going to congratulate them, but I would've rather it not be on me," Skinner said. "It's a little bittersweet. 

“I was his teammate for a long time and obviously he's a great player and makes things happen every single night. Congratulations to him."

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After Hyman's goal, the Oilers' bench emptied and congratulated Draisaitl on the milestone in the corner.

Draisaitl scored his 1,001st point 14 seconds later on a goal by McDavid. He finished the game with four assists and now has 416 goals and 587 assists in 824 games. Draisaitl and McDavid assisted on a goal for the 136th time in their career, passing Paul Coffey and Wayne Gretzky for fourth-most by a pair of teammates in NHL history.

"He's a special player," McDavid said. "I can't say enough good things. He does it every year on both sides of the rink. 

“It's not surprising for him to reach this accomplishment and reach it so quickly with so many