Overview
- He recorded four assists to finish the night with 1,003 career points (416 goals, 587 assists) in 824 games, becoming the fourth-fastest active player to reach 1,000.
- Point No. 1,000 came on a secondary assist to Zach Hyman’s 5-on-3 power-play goal at 11:38 of the first period, beating former teammate Stuart Skinner.
- The milestone play followed a pass from Draisaitl to Connor McDavid, and the Oilers emptied the bench to celebrate on the ice.
- Draisaitl and McDavid assisted on the same goal for the 136th time, moving past Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey for fourth-most by a teammate duo in NHL history.
- Edmonton is now the only NHL team with five 1,000-point scorers with the franchise, and the game also featured Tristan Jarry and Skinner facing their former teams within a week of their trade for the first time in league history.