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Winnipeg (AP) - Leon Draisaitl's hit to the record was a dry direct decrease in the lower right corner to the 4-0 intermediate result.
Germany's Sportsman of the Year 2020 has been the best German scorer in the history of the NHL since Monday evening (local time).
The 25-year-old from Cologne scored a total of two points in his Edmonton Oilers 6-1 against the Winnipeg Jets, overtaking the previous record holder, ex-national coach Marco Sturm, as the most dangerous German attacker in the world's best ice hockey league. «We had some great players from Germany and to top this list is something special for me. I'm proud of it and it's a great honor », said Draisaitl after the milestone.
Draisaitl now has a total of 488 points in the main round in 468 games.
Sturm collected 487 scorer points in his successful career, but needed twice as many games for it.
At Draisaitl, the main round points are distributed over 191 goals and 297 assists.
In the playoffs they both got 22 scorer points each.
"First of all, of course, Sturmi was someone I looked up to as a young guy," said Draisaitl.
"I value him very much and have a very, very good relationship with Sturmi and I am always very happy to see him."
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Sturm played 938 major round games in the NHL from 1997 to 2012 and is now an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings.
He had once taken over the record from Jochen Hecht (463 points).
The speed with which Draisaitl now took over the record also earned great respect from his strike partner Connor McDavid. "To make yourself aware that he is already the best German scorer in this league at a young age is something quite special," said the Canadian, who had the even better evening with three goals and one template. National player Dominik Kahun prepared the goal to make it 3-0. "Leon is obviously a very respected player in the league and widely recognized as one of the best players in the world," said McDavid.
In the past season, Draisaitl already performed outstandingly, was honored with 110 points as the first German top scorer in the NHL and as the most valuable player of the season.
The personal awards do not mean that much to the Cologne resident, the championship and the big Stanley Cup would be much more important to him.
Draisaitl did not want to reveal whether there was one more Kölsch to celebrate the day - after all, the Oilers overtook the Jets in the table with their victory and are second again.
“I'll keep that to myself for now.
But enjoy the evening with the guys, no question about it.
But tomorrow it goes on and logically the focus is on the next game. "
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