Reggie Leach holds the record for goals in a single playoff campaign, recording 19 tallies in 16 games. Leon Draisaitl has 13 in half of the games. It’s overwhelming, all-time stuff, writes seangentille. Just sit back and watch the magic:
, the greatest scorer ever, had 15 goals on his way to a Cup and a Conn Smythe in 2018. It took him 24 games.• With three more goals, Draisaitl will tie Mario Lemieux’s career postseason best. With four more, he’ll tie Wayne Gretzky’s.
Leon Draisaitl, with five power-play goals in a period, has tied an NHL record set by Ed “Ferret” DiBiase with the 1919 Halifax Wanderers. , until it registers. This isn’t a mediocre player leveling up into, say, a fringe All-Star, either. Draisaitl is more, and he always has been.said. “It’s something that doesn’t happen very often, and it doesn’t surprise me that he’s doing it.”
Gradually, though, the vibes seem to be shifting. Better players fill out the roster than have in the past. Coach Jay Woodcroft has a system that seems to work and, from the outside, a knack for building culture. The power play is, at times, otherworldly. And Draisaitl, great as he is, is the second-best player on his team. Most of the time.Advertisement
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