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Draisaitl picks up 1,000th point with 4 assists in 6-4 win over Pittsburgh

Leon Draisaitl records 1.000th point on Zach Hyman's goal

Draisaitl, who hit the milestone in the first period on a secondary assist, became the 103rd player in NHL history, first German-born player and fifth in franchise history to reach 1,000 points. He has 416 goals and 587 assists in 824 games for 1,003 points.

Connor McDavid scored twice, including a spectacular power-play goal and added two assists, as he and Draisaitl improved to 23-0-0 when both have at least three points in a regular-season game.

Evan Bouchard and Zach Hyman each added a power-play goal and an assist, while Matt Savoie and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, who have won six of their last nine.

Sidney Crosby had an assist for Pittsburgh and moved within one point of tying Mario Lemieux’s franchise record of 1,723 points.

Tommy Novak, Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust and Danton Heinen scored for the Penguins, who dropped their sixth straight and failed to win at least once in a five-game homestand for the first time in team history.

For the first time in NHL history, goalies that were involved in the same trade faced one another within seven days of the deal. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots for his second win with Edmonton, and Stuart Skinner made 17 saves in his debut for Pittsburgh.

Justin Brazeau appeared to open the scoring for Pittsburgh at 7:55 of the first period, but the goal was overturned because of a coach’s challenge for offside.

Edmonton scored two power-play goals after three straight Pittsburgh penalties later in the period. The Oilers’ bench emptied to congratulate Draisaitl on his 1,000th NHL point after Hyman’s goal, and McDavid split Karlsson and Parker Wotherspoon with a spectacular power-play goal 14 seconds later.

Up next Oilers: Travel to Boston on Thursday.

Penguins: Visit Ottawa on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

EDM leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:38 Zach Hyman Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Connor McDavid (35), Leon Draisaitl (27)
Goal 1st Period 11:52 Connor McDavid Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Leon Draisaitl (28), Evan Bouchard (26)
Goal 1st Period 19:15 Thomas Novak Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (11)
Goal 2nd Period 4:35 Matt Savoie Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Alec Regula (2), Mattias Janmark (5)
Goal 2nd Period 6:24 Erik Karlsson Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (16), Rickard Rakell (7)
Goal 2nd Period 9:36 Evan Bouchard Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (36), Leon Draisaitl (29)
Goal 3rd Period 6:47 Vasily Podkolzin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (30), Mattias Ekholm (14)
Goal 3rd Period 16:51 Bryan Rust Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Anthony Mantha (12), Erik Karlsson (22)
Goal 3rd Period 18:41 Connor McDavid Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Hyman (5)
Goal 3rd Period 19:46 Danton Heinen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Novak (11), Ryan Shea (11)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originEDM https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPIT
19 Blocked Shots 8
8 Hits 27
4 Takeaways 4
23 Shots 30
3 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 6
75.0 Power Play Percentage 16.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 19
62.0 Faceoff Win Percent 38.0
14 Giveaways 16
5 Total Penalties 4
12 Penalty Minutes 8
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Harrison Brunicke, D Out Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Oct 25
Tanner Howe, LW Injured Reserve Oct 7
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tristan Jarry, G Injured Reserve Dec 21
Jake Walman, D Injured Reserve Dec 11
Kasperi Kapanen, RW Injured Reserve Dec 8

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 15,285 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 20 14 46 6
Vegas 17 9 45 11
Anaheim 21 16 44 2
Los Angeles 16 13 41 9
San Jose 19 17 41 3
Seattle 16 14 39 7
Calgary 17 18 38 4
Vancouver 16 19 35 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 24 11 51 3
NY Islanders 21 14 46 4
Philadelphia 19 11 45 7
Washington 20 14 45 5
NY Rangers 19 17 43 5
New Jersey 20 16 42 2
Pittsburgh 16 12 41 9
Columbus 17 15 40 6
Full Standings