NHL Announces Historic Leon Draisaitl News

Originally posted on Athlon Sports
By Spencer Garrett Ostrow | Last updated Mar 30, 2025 10:27 AM ET

The Edmonton Oilers faced off against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night, looking to snap a two-game losing streak.

The Flames got the scoring started several minutes into the first period off the stick of Yegor Sharangovich. The game remained scoreless until 3 minutes, 40 seconds left in the second, when Oilers forward Viktor Arvidsson found the back of the net. Then, in the third period, the teams traded goals.

One of those third-period goals came from Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl, who netted his 50th of the season, becoming just the second active player — alongside Alex Ovechkin — to record at least four 50-goal seasons in his career.

But Draisaitl’s night didn’t just stop there. The German would later etch his name into NHL history during overtime.

The 6-foot-2 center buried the game-winner, marking his sixth overtime goal of the year, breaking the NHL’s single-season record (five).

The NHL announced the news on social media. The post on X read, "Most overtime goals in a single season (6)." The league also captioned its post, stating, "Leon Draisaitl has added his name to the record books."

Leon Draisaitl has added his name to the record books. pic.twitter.com/YDVPcHkpeO
— NHL (@NHL) March 30, 2025

Before Draisaitl set the mark, five players shared the previous record of five overtime goals in a season: Alex Galchenyuk (2016-17), Brad Marchand (2017-18), Sebastian Aho (2024-25), Jonathan Toews (2015-16) and Steven Stamkos (2011-12).

With nine games left in the regular season for Edmonton, Draisaitl has the chance to add more to his total.

He and the Oilers will return to the ice on Tuesday. They'll head to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights, with puck-drop scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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