Oilers' Draisaitl, 'best player on the ice,' reaches 100 points

EDMONTON, Alberta — Center Leon Draisaitl scored twice in a 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, adding another night to remember in an Edmonton Oilers' season full of offensive milestones.

Draisaitl's effort gave him 100 points for the season, and NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the win, pushing the All-Star center to 129 points. And for just the second time in NHL history, the same teammates were the first two players to land at 100 points in consecutive seasons.

«I thought the best player on the ice tonight, was Leon Draisaitl… by a country mile,» Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft said.

Draisaitl pushed his season goals total to 44, and McDavid, the Edmonton captain, had his 73rd assist on Draisaitl's second goal and scored into an empty net with 2:13 left for his 56th goal.

«I thought he played the game like he was on a mission,» Woodcroft said of Draisaitl. «I think he was 70% in the faceoff circle, he had a good conscience about him the entire game in terms of both sides of the puck, and I think when he plays in the middle, he really gets his feet moving.»

100 FOR LEON!