The Edmonton Oilers are riding high after a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, a result that continued their strong turnaround. After a rough start that once had them near the bottom of the Pacific Division, Edmonton has surged into third place and is starting to look like itself again.
The win was made even more special by a historic night from Leon Draisaitl. He reached a major career milestone and helped put the Oilers at the top of an exclusive NHL list.
Leon Draisaitl’s 1,000-Point Night Elevates Oilers in NHL History
Draisaitl recorded four assists in the win, pushing him past the 1,000-point mark for his career. He now sits at 1,003 points, comprising 416 goals and 587 assists in 824 games, all with the Edmonton Oilers. With that, he became the first German-born player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points.
His milestone also placed the Oilers in rare territory. Edmonton is now the only franchise in NHL history to have five players reach 1,000 points while wearing the team’s jersey: Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Mark Messier, Connor McDavid, and now Draisaitl.
Gretzky. Kurri. Messier. McDavid. And now Draisaitl.
The Edmonton Oilers become the FIRST team in NHL history to have FIVE players score 1000 points 🤯🔥 pic.twitter.com/6LOl7pf0YH
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) December 17, 2025
Draisaitl also reached the mark in the third-fewest games among active players. Only behind McDavid and Sidney Crosby.
After the game, Draisaitl reflected on what it meant to see his name alongside Oilers legends. “Yeah, it’s pretty amazing.” Draisaitl said. “There’s some incredible names on there, some names that are absolute legends in our game, in our world. To put myself into that list, yeah, it’s special, for sure,”
He made it clear he didn’t get there by himself. “These accomplishments, they’re always directed at the single player,” Draisaitl said, “but there’s so many people that play such a big part in that.”
He went on to explain how aware he is of the support system around him, noting how many people over the past few years have helped take things off his plate and let him focus on what he loves doing. “Just super grateful, super thankful, and, of course, a little bit proud,” he added.
Draisaitl chipped in assists throughout the night. He earned a secondary helper on Zach Hyman’s power-play goal. He then followed it up with a primary assist on a Connor McDavid goal moments later. Then, set up Evan Bouchard in the second period, and rounded out his night with an assist on Vasily Podkolzin’s third-period tally.
