Draisaitl and McDavid are one and two in the NHL's points with 53 and 52 points respectively. Tonight, they improved their scoring crop slightly when the Kings of California came to visit.
Halfway into the first period, Draisaitl, with a little help from Drew Doughty's skate, was able to score his 19th goal of the season.
About three minutes later, he worked with McDavid when Alex Chiasson shaved 2-0.
In between, most people probably thought that Los Angeles had acknowledged through Blake Lizotte, but the Oilers took advantage of their "coach's challenge" and the goal was videotaped. The television pictures showed that Lizotte was offside when Adrian Kempe brought the puck into the offensive zone.
The cousin impressed in the checkoutKings reduced at the end of the game and pressed for a receipt, but the Finnish goalkeeper cleared important saves. In total, he saved 35 shots during the match.
- I had a good day, as did the players in front of me who did a good job. The last game, against Ottawa, wasn't good enough, but now we bounced back, Koskinen tells nhl.com.
With the victory, Edmonton climbs again in the first place in the Pacific Division.
- After the last match we talked a lot about defending in the first place. When we do that, we also create a lot more offensive. The fact that we started with a defensive attitude today meant that we won this game, says Oilers back Adam Larsson.