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Reilly Smith #19 of the Vegas Golden Knights scores a late goal against Stuart Skinner #74

Leon, No!

Barry Petchesky

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 08: &lt;&gt; of Game Two of the Second Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 8, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images)

It Only Takes A Second

Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates with teammates after a goal

Leon Draisaitl Makes Everything Easier

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 06: Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers skates with the puck ahead of Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the first period of Game Two of the Second Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 06, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Oilers’ Power Play Is Out For Blood

Leon Draisaitl #29 and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins #93 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrate Draisaitl's third-period power-play goal

Maybe Leon Draisaitl Should Just Never Leave The Ice

Connor McDavid congratulates Leon Draisaitl

The Oilers Bailed Themselves Out Of Loser Jail

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 01: Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates after scoring his third goal of the game against the Anaheim Ducks and 50th goal of the season on April 1, 2023 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Leon Draisaitl;Lukas Dostal;Jakob Silfverberg

I Need Someone To Talk Me Out Of Believing In The Oilers

Tom Ley

EDMONTON, CANADA - MARCH 22: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers scores a goal in overtime against the Arizona Coyotes at Rogers Place on March 22, 2023 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The goal is his 60th of the season.

This Is A Pretty Cool Way To Score Your 60th Goal

Kathryn Xu

The Avalanche Will Tolerate No Comeback

Momentum Means Nothing Without The Puck

Auston Matthews Vs. Leon Draisaitl Vs. The Empty Net Is A Great Rivalry

The Difference Between The Ducks And Oilers Is A State Of Mind

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 31: Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers in action against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on December 31, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Oilers 6-5 in overtime. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)