Hockey
German Edmonton forward Draisaitl scored 1000 points in the NHL faster than Malkin and Ovechkin
German Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl scored 1,000 points in the NHL regular season and took fifth place in the number of matches spent on this achievement among hockey players born outside of North America, the league’s press service reports.
On Tuesday, Draisaitl had four assists in a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The forward has 1003 points (416+587) in 824 NHL games. Draisaitl reached 1,000 points faster than Russian forwards Evgeni Malkin (848 games), Alexander Ovechkin (880) and Alexander Mogilny (947).
The Czech Peter Stastny spent the fewest number of matches to score 1000 points – 682. Of the active hockey players who were not born in North America, Russian Nikita Kucherov overcame the milestone the fastest – 809 games.
Draisaitl is 30 years old and is the winner of the Art Ross Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award.
Source: Sportbox
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