Leon Draisaitl Hits 1,000 Career Points, Oilers Bench Celebrates Milestone

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Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl achieved his 1,000th career point in the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins, becoming the fourth-fastest active player and the first German-born player in NHL history to reach the milestone. He recorded a secondary assist on Zach Hyman's power-play goal at 11:38, then added his 1,001st point just 14 seconds later on a Connor McDavid goal. Draisaitl now has 416 goals and 585 assists in 824 games. This marked his 136th assist with McDavid, surpassing Paul Coffey and Wayne Gretzky for fourth-most by a pair of teammates.